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Mac OS X Backup Tools That Every Apple User Needs

Mac OS X Backup Tools That Every Apple User Needs
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P. J. Connolly
P. J. Connolly
Jul 18, 2010
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Mac OS X Backup Tools That Every Apple User Needs

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by P. J. Connolly


Time Machine

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Baked into Apple’s Mac OS X, Time Machine offers a unique interface and the ability to roll back the system state by days or weeks at the click of a mouse.http://labs.eweek.com/product/time-machine/


Carbon Copy Cloner 3.3.3

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It’s simple and free, and it’s the tool of choice in the eWEEK Labs for cloning Mac OS X disk images.http://labs.eweek.com/product/carbon-copy-cloner-3-3/


D??«j Vu 3.6

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If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to back up Mac OS X systems across a network, D??«j??í Vu lets you try before you buy.http://labs.eweek.com/product/deja-vu/


SuperDuper

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Most backup tools replace Mac OS X Time Machine, but SuperDuper actually complements Time Machine and allows the Time Machine device to host a bootable volume as well as a Time Machine volume.http://labs.eweek.com/product/superduper-2-6-2/


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Retrospect 8 for Mac

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Retrospect has been the gold standard for Mac system backup for years, and under EMC’s ownership it received a major technology overhaul; it remains to be seen how the product fares under its new owners.http://labs.eweek.com/product/roxio-retrospect/


Atempo Time Navigator

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Time Navigator offers backup and restore features for a wide range of platforms, and modules that permit direct backup to a SAN.http://labs.eweek.com/product/atempo-time-navigator/


BRU—Backup and Restore Utility

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BRU runs on a wide range of platforms, including IRIX, Solaris and others; the same backup format is used in all BRU products on all supported platforms.http://labs.eweek.com/product/bru-server-2-0-enterprise-edition/


BakBone NetVault

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NetVault’s BakBone lineup includes tools for archiving and recovery to bare metal, as well as the usual run of disk- and tape-based methods.http://labs.eweek.com/product/bakbone-netvault-backup/


IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager supports a vast range of applications, platforms and scenarios, and focuses on high-efficiency methods that reduce the impact of backup operations on production systems.http://labs.eweek.com/product/ibm-tivoli-storage-manager-6/


Archiware PresStore 4

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PresStore allows administrators to clone backups for an extra layer of off-site data storage; backups that are interrupted can be used as part of a restore process.http://labs.eweek.com/product/archiware-presstore-4/


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Amanda Enterprise 3.1

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Amanda’s backup tools go beyond disk and tape, and now support backup to Amazon’s S3 cloud.http://labs.eweek.com/product/amanda-enterprise-3-1/

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