why averaging only 4MB/s and how to spare bad blocks?

[sjs]

excellent. i was thinking i had to synchronize the files within my homedir myself, i didnt realize SD could backup homedirs....

this will be part of my overall scheme.

what if SD did as u suggest, using SD's ability to create a sparse image on a networked volume?

what if i saved this file on the networked servers User folder of the non-logged in filevault user, replacing the username.sparseimage file that is already there?

would that work creating a functioning filevault user on the networked machine, or does apples filevaulted sparseimage have addtl needed metadata?