[Pc_Support] Re: Backup software suggestions (Windows, Cygwin or Linux)

[Damien McKenna]

Quoting Mike Webb <GrokWeeble at HotPOP.com>:
> Damien, I'm just getting to your post, but I think I have some insight
> from a different angle than the others--

Thanks, Mike.

> I've been using BackUp MyPC and its predecessors going back to Conner
> Backup Exec for DOS--about 8 years.

I've removed Backup MyPC from my considerations for one main reason: no DLT
support.  Too bad, it was a pretty nice program.

> One thing to be aware of in the new version; I don't know if they changed
> the formatting method, the compression method or what, but BackUp MyPC
> 2005 and earlier versions cannot read each others' backups.

I would have thought that they'd keep read support for old data, kinda stupid
not to.

> FYI, the Genie Soft site does not mention a Genie Backup Home version 6;
> just version 5. Only the Pro version is in version 6.

Huh, I see that.  The pro version has some nice things like CRC 
validation, I'll
have to try that one.

> One question for the others; this "Pax" utility you've been discussing--
> does it back up to CD/DVD, spanning media and the other stuff I mentioned
> above that I like about BackUp MyPC? I'm slowly working toward setting up
> a dual-boot Win/Lin system and will be looking for a backup program I can
> use on the Linux side.

Pax sounds like it would only support files or tapes.  Then again you might be
able to do some jiggerdy-pokery and make an ISO-9660 file and burn that.

-- 
Damien McKenna, Husband, Father, Geek
http://www.mc-kenna.com/ - damien at mc-kenna.com

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