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Forum: General 08-04-2023, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,001
Posted By BudSimrin
Dave, I now keep many of my dropbox files on my...

Dave, I now keep many of my dropbox files on my computer (but also allow many of them to remain in the cloud). If I wish SD to back up my boot drive plus the dropbox files physically on my boot...
Forum: General 03-03-2023, 12:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,001
Posted By BudSimrin
Question Dropbox changes in Ventura

The next time I update Dropbox, it will change its location and behavior. See https://help.dropbox.com/installs/macos-faqs. My current dropbox folder is located in the root of my local home...
Forum: General 01-17-2022, 11:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,971
Posted By BudSimrin
I'm sorry, Dave. One more problem. I just...

I'm sorry, Dave. One more problem. I just finished erase-then-copy of a 2nd backup in the same container. The other one was already bootable. But... the new one does not sow up in the Startup Disk....
Forum: General 01-17-2022, 11:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,971
Posted By BudSimrin
OK. Thanks. For my purposes I think I will just...

OK. Thanks. For my purposes I think I will just schedule erase-then-copy because I make two different backups every night. If MacintoshHD or the backup disk fails during an erase-then-copy, I still...
Forum: General 01-17-2022, 09:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,971
Posted By BudSimrin
So, if I have one-time erased-then-copied, unless...

So, if I have one-time erased-then-copied, unless there is a system update, I can then smart copy.

Except... if I want to create a schedule and then forget about it, I would be best off...
Forum: General 01-17-2022, 09:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,971
Posted By BudSimrin
Oh. I missed that. Thank you. I am still using...

Oh. I missed that. Thank you. I am still using Smart Update.

I'll change all my SD backups to erase-then-copy.

What about the data disks? Is smart update still OK for those?
Forum: General 01-16-2022, 07:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 13,971
Posted By BudSimrin
Question Two Macintosh HD backups in one APFS Container

I have recently upgraded from Mojave to Big Sur. I erased and partitioned an external HD to have one container with 7 volumes. 5 of the volumes are SD backups of various data disks, but 2 of them are...
Forum: General 01-07-2021, 03:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,198
Posted By BudSimrin
In Big Sur, can I use SD to back up a startup...

In Big Sur, can I use SD to back up a startup drive, and then boot from a 3rd drive and restore from there? If not, do you have any kind of estimated timeline, or perhaps a suspicion that Big Sur may...
Forum: General 03-27-2015, 12:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 39,171
Posted By BudSimrin
Thanks for that information, Dave. What I really...

Thanks for that information, Dave. What I really want to do is encrypt my entire dropbox folder, located of course in my user folder on MacHD rather than on Sandbox.

I presume one option is to...
Forum: General 03-26-2015, 11:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 39,171
Posted By BudSimrin
Oh, another related question. If at some later...

Oh, another related question. If at some later time we have cause to create a new Sandbox from an encrypted backup drive, will we have to run FileVault II again or will the new Sandbox be...
Forum: General 03-26-2015, 11:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 39,171
Posted By BudSimrin
If we boot from Sandbox, does FileVault II backup...

If we boot from Sandbox, does FileVault II backup our user directory in addition to Sandbox?
Forum: General 03-25-2015, 11:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,306
Posted By BudSimrin
Thanks, Dave. That worked.

Thanks, Dave. That worked.
Forum: General 03-25-2015, 03:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,306
Posted By BudSimrin
Question Recovery Partition Needed for 2-Factor Authentication

I understand from other threads that SD does not copy the Recovery Partition. But... I just enabled 2-factor Authentication for Apple's ID, and now Mavericks will not let me select my Mac as a known...
Forum: General 04-04-2009, 05:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 57,927
Posted By BudSimrin
Another approach

[QUOTE=darelon;3169]@snoopy67: to semi-automatically backup to alternating volumes, you could e.g.

How about simply using the scheduler built-in to SuperDuper? That is, schedule one backup for...
Forum: General 09-09-2008, 06:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 8,957
Posted By BudSimrin
Question Unable to detect new versions

On a regular basis I get the error message above while running SuperDuper! I then click on the CHECK MANUALLY button and all is well. I can't find any configuration option or preference for this, and...
Forum: General 03-10-2007, 10:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 8,894
Posted By BudSimrin
New Feature Request?

:eek: At the conclusion of a manual backup, SuperDuper! finishes with a dialog box waiting for an OK. It would be nice to have the program automatically put away that dialog box after a few minutes...
Forum: General 12-24-2004, 01:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 30,195
Posted By BudSimrin
Arrow Sorry to be unclear. Option boot, single user...

Sorry to be unclear. Option boot, single user mode, booting from CDs ... all are NORMALLY available on my computer. But, when I use Startup Disk Preference Pane to select OS 9.2.2. on a Hitachi...
Forum: General 12-24-2004, 09:21 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 30,195
Posted By BudSimrin
Thanks for the confirmation. I'll just keep the...

Thanks for the confirmation. I'll just keep the Maxtor around as my OS 9 safety valve. One bootable OS 9 drive ought to be enough.

As for option boot, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, it...
Forum: General 12-24-2004, 09:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 30,195
Posted By BudSimrin
Angry I erased the hard drive and started over just as...

I erased the hard drive and started over just as outlined, but same result--all partitions (including Sandbox as well as normal backup copies) are non-OS 9 bootable. However, I have a 3rd hard drive...
Forum: General 12-22-2004, 11:22 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 21,982
Posted By BudSimrin
Moreover, the iCal method of scheduling appears...

Moreover, the iCal method of scheduling appears only to work if iCal is always running. Otherwise, iCal runs the application scripts as soon as it is opened. So CronniX is the superior approach for...
Forum: General 12-22-2004, 11:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 21,982
Posted By BudSimrin
Success with CronniX. If I put the original...

Success with CronniX. If I put the original script applications on Sandbox and not on Macintosh HD, then CronniX works from when booting from Sandbox; otherwise not.
Forum: General 12-21-2004, 11:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 30,195
Posted By BudSimrin
Talking OS 9 Boot Caution

Here is something you might want to consider, or else you can correct my misunderstanding if that is the case. I bought a new large capacity Hitachi hard drive for both Sandbox and to keep multiple...
Forum: General 12-16-2004, 12:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,175
Posted By BudSimrin
Thumbs up Success! ... mostly. VPC 6 DOES run now, so the...

Success! ... mostly. VPC 6 DOES run now, so the bottom line is complete success. I'm a little confused, however.

I did a little more than you suggested. I created a new copy script using the...
Forum: General 12-15-2004, 12:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,175
Posted By BudSimrin
To answer your 1st question, no, I cannot run it...

To answer your 1st question, no, I cannot run it even from Macintosh HD (unless I 1st boot from Macintosh HD).

I won't be able to implement your suggestion for a day or so. I'll have to update...
Forum: General 12-15-2004, 12:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 19,175
Posted By BudSimrin
Can't manually copy it. Message says "One or more...

Can't manually copy it. Message says "One or more items have special permissions and cannot be copied. Do you want to skip them?" What now?
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