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SDH
03-10-2006, 07:59 PM
using the Sandbox thing and just making a backup of the Boot drive prior to installing any updates.

Originally I thought that using sandbox meant that I'd always have a copy of my files on each drive. That way if a drive dies I'd never lose anything. But I think it says that the files are only stored on the main drive and accessed by the Sandbox drive. That means that if my main drive goes bad I do not have copies on the Sandbox drive.

It seems like backing up before updating would give me the benifits of Sandbox and also have files on a different drive.

Am I way off here ?
dnanian
03-10-2006, 10:04 PM
A backup is both more and less than a Sandbox. You can't substitute one for the other.

You'll want a full backup. But, when installing updates, you can try them out on the Sandbox. Even if you run for a while and make changes to your files, you can "uninstall" the update by simply booting back to your original drive. All your user files changes will still be there -- which isn't true with a backup.

Make more sense?
SDH
03-10-2006, 10:34 PM
OK, having both a Back-Up & the Sandbox makes sense.

Is it correct that my files are only stored on the Main drive and the Sandbox drive accesses them there?

Thanks
dnanian
03-10-2006, 10:36 PM
That absolutely right; that's why we say you have to back up the main drive, not the Sandbox.
SDH
03-10-2006, 11:38 PM
Why do you call it Sandbox ?
dnanian
03-10-2006, 11:42 PM
Because it's a "safe place to play".
DaleMeyn
03-11-2006, 03:59 PM
It's too bad that phrase isn't quoted in the User's Guide section on creating a Sandbox - it kind of helps to understand the concept and its purpose. Also, it's cute. Dale Meyn.
dnanian
03-11-2006, 04:56 PM
Maybe in a future manual revision... :)