Backup comes with preset backup plans for your iLife content (iPhoto and iTunes Libraries, and iMovie, iDVD, and GarageBand projects) and other Mac essentials (personal settings and your home folder). Each plan has a destination and schedule already set up, so with a click of a button, your backups will be set to run automatically.
? Flexible backup plans.
You can customize the preset plans or create completely new ones for particular files and folders you want to back up. QuickPicks make it easy to add hard-to-find files, like your Address Book data or your Mail messages. Using built-in Tiger Spotlight, you can search for particular files to add?or you can just browse files and folders on your hard drive._
? Multiple backup destinations.
You can create different backup plans for different backup destinations, or choose to back up the same plan daily to one destination and weekly to another. Schedule regular daily backups of small files like preferences to your iDisk, and monthly backups of large files like your iTunes library to CD, DVD, or an external FireWire drive such as your iPod. You can set a schedule for any backup destination, including CD or DVD.
? Incremental Backups.
Backup 3 now saves new versions of files that have changed every time it performs a backup. The result is an efficient use of storage that saves you time and media costs if you use disposable media like CDs or DVDs. And you can always find an older version of a file if you need it._
? Advanced file restoration.
If you ever need to restore a file that's been lost or damaged, Backup 3's Restore pane makes it easy to find the backup you're looking for. Backup 3 also comes with new restore options such as restoring to an alternate location and restoring only files that are missing from their original location._
? Better backup management.
Keep your backups on track with Backup 3's new main window summary of all of your backup plans. You can see the status of recent backups and the next scheduled backup. If you need to know more, the History pane tracks detailed information about each backup that occurs. In addition, anytime you miss a backup because your computer is asleep or turned off, Backup 3 prompts you to run the missed backups when your computer is available again.
? Shared backup to iDisk.
You can now back up more than one Macintosh computer to the same iDisk. If you need to restore data, you can restore files to either Mac or to a different location entirely._
Comments
Backup 2 is OK, but Apple being Apple could give us so much more for our $99 (or $162.27 in my case).
Got my renewal email one week ago, so I'm betting on a nice bump.
1GB storage
Backup 3
Groups
French and German language support
All sorts of bits and bobs
Still too much moolah for me.
Interesting that it won't let me backup to the other drive I have in my G5.
Edit: OK, figured it out. Not too impressed yet.
Originally posted by Cake
Hmm.
Interesting that it won't let me backup to the other drive I have in my G5.
Edit: OK, figured it out. Not too impressed yet.
Were you able to download it? I did not see it in the Members Only software section on my iDisk.
Originally posted by Jwink3101
What makes backup better than say CCC?
From the Read Me:
? One-step iLife backup.
Backup comes with preset backup plans for your iLife content (iPhoto and iTunes Libraries, and iMovie, iDVD, and GarageBand projects) and other Mac essentials (personal settings and your home folder). Each plan has a destination and schedule already set up, so with a click of a button, your backups will be set to run automatically.
? Flexible backup plans.
You can customize the preset plans or create completely new ones for particular files and folders you want to back up. QuickPicks make it easy to add hard-to-find files, like your Address Book data or your Mail messages. Using built-in Tiger Spotlight, you can search for particular files to add?or you can just browse files and folders on your hard drive._
? Multiple backup destinations.
You can create different backup plans for different backup destinations, or choose to back up the same plan daily to one destination and weekly to another. Schedule regular daily backups of small files like preferences to your iDisk, and monthly backups of large files like your iTunes library to CD, DVD, or an external FireWire drive such as your iPod. You can set a schedule for any backup destination, including CD or DVD.
? Incremental Backups.
Backup 3 now saves new versions of files that have changed every time it performs a backup. The result is an efficient use of storage that saves you time and media costs if you use disposable media like CDs or DVDs. And you can always find an older version of a file if you need it._
? Advanced file restoration.
If you ever need to restore a file that's been lost or damaged, Backup 3's Restore pane makes it easy to find the backup you're looking for. Backup 3 also comes with new restore options such as restoring to an alternate location and restoring only files that are missing from their original location._
? Better backup management.
Keep your backups on track with Backup 3's new main window summary of all of your backup plans. You can see the status of recent backups and the next scheduled backup. If you need to know more, the History pane tracks detailed information about each backup that occurs. In addition, anytime you miss a backup because your computer is asleep or turned off, Backup 3 prompts you to run the missed backups when your computer is available again.
? Shared backup to iDisk.
You can now back up more than one Macintosh computer to the same iDisk. If you need to restore data, you can restore files to either Mac or to a different location entirely._