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Forum: General 10-13-2009, 05:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,308
Posted By xochi
I think in my case, it was probably caused by the...

I think in my case, it was probably caused by the following:

SD tries to mount a DMG file that was the prior target.
...waits a while... then times out
Sets the Target to whatever.

If you run...
Forum: General 10-13-2009, 11:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,308
Posted By xochi
I'm not 100% sure, but I think I've seen SD click...

I'm not 100% sure, but I think I've seen SD click the "cancel" button for me -- e.g. the dialog goes away by itself, just like it does when it auto-mounts a DMG.

If you are not paying close...
Forum: General 10-13-2009, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,308
Posted By xochi
Fails to mount encrypted DMG, instead selects parent disk as destination

I have found what I think is a repeatable bug.

1. Connect an external drive that contains a DMG that you wish to backup to.
2. Launch SuperDuper 2.6.1
3. SD comes up with the "Can't find...
Forum: General 02-17-2007, 01:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,802
Posted By xochi
I found out recently that Apple's Migration...

I found out recently that Apple's Migration Assistant does a wonderful job at skipping files on a failing disk -- I/O errors that stopped other backup programs did not affect it.

So, if you...
Forum: General 12-01-2006, 05:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,382
Posted By xochi
I guess this answers the question "why is it...

I guess this answers the question "why is it better to have fewer large files (like OS 9 used to do) instead of a larger number of small files (like Unix does)?"
Forum: General 12-01-2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,946
Posted By xochi
The actual bug I was seeing was that SD was this:...

The actual bug I was seeing was that SD was this:

Open SD
Choose Source drive = "Alpha"
Choose Dest drive = "MirrorAlpha"
Do a backup.
Quit SD.
Restart SD.
At this point, the source drive...
Forum: General 12-01-2006, 12:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,382
Posted By xochi
If the bottleneck is in writing tons of small...

If the bottleneck is in writing tons of small files and the problem is really due to drive head seek speed, is there any way to speed it up? Can you do the copies using a mode that says "it's ok to...
Forum: General 12-01-2006, 12:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,913
Posted By xochi
That's a good idea -- maybe i'll just remove the...

That's a good idea -- maybe i'll just remove the open database files from the "to copy" list, since it will prevent all these problems, and serve as a reminder that I'm supposed to revert to the...
Forum: General 11-30-2006, 03:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,946
Posted By xochi
I didn't check the UUIDs before this, so I can't...

I didn't check the UUIDs before this, so I can't say whether they were the same or different beforehand, though this is a good theory. In any case, I repartitioned the backup drive, and verified...
Forum: General 11-30-2006, 02:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 13,382
Posted By xochi
My general experience on reasonably fast machines...

My general experience on reasonably fast machines (doing backups to local internal or external firewire drives) is that I get average actual copy speeds in the range of 5-15MB/sec for a fresh backup...
Forum: General 11-30-2006, 02:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 11,913
Posted By xochi
SD backup of FileMaker files open in FileMaker Server

When backing up a drive that has FileMaker files open in FileMaker server in active use, I'm assuming that the files either wont' be copied, or the copies may be corrupt. I have hourly backups in...
Forum: General 11-30-2006, 01:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,946
Posted By xochi
Question SD confused about volume names after breaking RAID config?

I have a weird situation : Normally, SD remembers the last copy settings when you restart it (source volume, destination volume, and options). However in some cases it seems to have trouble...
Forum: General 08-16-2006, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 16,142
Posted By xochi
SD Appears to freeze on large file copies

SD appears to freeze when copying very large files (e.g. my 14 gig Parallels drive image). I finally figured out it was not in fact frozen by using the 'sudo lsof | grep SDCopy' terminal trick.
...
Forum: General 04-04-2006, 01:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 11,917
Posted By xochi
Detect / warn about firewire bus problems?

I just had a problem with what looked like hardware problems on my backup drive, which were solved by simplifying the firewire chain. Instead of mac -> 20" monitor w/FW hub connected to an isight...
Forum: General 02-09-2006, 07:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,047
Posted By xochi
Reminder or auto-dismount DMGs?

As I understand it, copying a DMG file that is mounted (and writeable) is a bad idea, as you can get a corrupted filesystem for that dmg.

Would it be possible for SD to figure out if a mounted...
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 02:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,281
Posted By xochi
Aha! Browsing my system logs from yesterday...

Aha! Browsing my system logs from yesterday (when I was seeing the bug) I came across a few of these:

Dec 12 15:52:19 MikeG4 DirectoryService[41]: Failed Authentication return is being delayed...
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 02:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,281
Posted By xochi
Dave -- if you have the time, please try renaming...

Dave -- if you have the time, please try renaming several of these folders (containing, say 50000 files) then doing another Smart Update. Do you see a drastic slowdown in performance? If not...
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 02:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,281
Posted By xochi
Repeating my tests on a drive with more free...

Repeating my tests on a drive with more free space seems to relieve the problem. So maybe fragmentation was to blame? See http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4667#post4667
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 02:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,997
Posted By xochi
Good question. As it happens, I was using...

Good question. As it happens, I was using SuperDuper prior to installing a larger hard drive in my powerbook, which was nearly full. So fragmentation could be an issue.

I'm now duplicating the...
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 12:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,542
Posted By xochi
I have no problem with the update check, my only...

I have no problem with the update check, my only suggestion would be that you set it up so that reverse DNS is clearly a subdomain of shirt-pocket.com.

That particular DNS entry looks to me...
Forum: General 12-13-2005, 12:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,281
Posted By xochi
If you want to try to reproduce it, do this: ...

If you want to try to reproduce it, do this:

1. Do a backup.
2. Find a Mail folder with 5000+ messages. Rename it in Mail.
3. Do another backup, using the "Smart Copy" option.

My issue here...
Forum: General 12-12-2005, 09:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,997
Posted By xochi
I am having similar issues. I've discovered two...

I am having similar issues. I've discovered two things:

1. When SD is copying a single, really large file, the progress bar won't update until the file is done. Usually, the CPU usage is only...
Forum: General 12-12-2005, 09:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,542
Posted By xochi
Why is SuperDuper is connecting to c-24-7-50-140.hsd1.ca.comcast.net ?

During operation, it appears that SD is connecting to c-24-7-50-140.hsd1.ca.comcast.net.

Is this some sort of registration check? If so, you guys should set up reverse DNS so this doesn't look...
Forum: General 12-12-2005, 08:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 19,281
Posted By xochi
Terrible performance with folders with 5000+ files?

I'm cloning a boot drive to an external firewire drive using "Smart Copy". Here is what happens:

1. SD churns along happily, reaching effective copy speeds of nearly 1 gig/second (processing...
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