Backup dilemma

[LarryMcJ]

Originally Posted by dnanian

If you use Smart Update, and you're using v2.5, it won't erase or touch your Time Machine backups.

Dave,

Well...that's what I thought, too, but here's the configuration and what I'm interpreting:

1. "Copy: MacIntosh HD - To: My Passport" (name of the external drive)
2. "Backup - user files" (this should grab every subfolder in my home folder)
3. "SMART Update My Passport from MacIntosh HD"

Click on OK and SuperDuper says:

"Smart Update will copy and erase what's needed to make My Passport identical to your selections from Macintosh HD. The result will mimic "Erase, then copy", but will typically take a fraction of the time. Are you sure this is what you want to do?"

English was about the only thing I got a 4.0 GPA in <g>...and I read this to say that SMART Update is going to make My Passport drive look exactly like my Home folder. And since my Home folder doesn't include "/backups.backupsdb" then it will erase this Time Machine backup folder.

You could well be correct (and I hope you are) but if so, Shirt Pocket needs to reword the tutorial presented to the user just prior to pressing "Copy".



Thanks!

Larry