I have also successfully used rdiff-backup in various situations- it uses standard methods for synchronizing files (rsync, etc) and maintains the ability to roll back to a backup in a certain point in time. http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ It will: * Create mirror * Keep increments * Preserve all information * Space & bandwidth efficient * Transparent data format * Filesystem feature autodetection * Mac OS X resource fork support * ACL and EA support * Keep statistics Good luck- M On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:01:27 -0500, Rich <rich at on-the-net.com> wrote: > ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > > > I was going to suggest rsync - which we use between all our servers and > started to use to backup our PCs in our office where there > are local servers (yes, linux) > > AND I found that backuppc actually uses rsync as the PC side of the > process, and includes a daemon version (read service for Windows admins), > so it can be run pretty much independent of the notebook user > remembering to run it. > > I am going to switch our note books over to backuppc and will report > back our results. > > Others please add more details as to your experiences with these various > options.. > > Rich > > > Jonathan Dill wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a freeware or cheapware backup program. Bonus >> points if you know of a 'ghost' hard drive image freeware. >> >> Not for the technically faint of heart, but if you have any idea how to >> use a Linux LiveCD I can give you some suggestions (such as partimage >> from a KNOPPIX CD). For the average user, however, I would not trust >> such a solution 100%. If you're not experienced with Linux stuff and >> you end up needing to restore some day, you may well end up paying >> double in lost time etc. fooling around trying to get the restore to >> work than if you had just paid to buy some backup software in the first >> place. >> >> If you have a network with a Linux computer on it, I recommend BackupPC >> for convenient, web-based restore of files / folders, but you still >> need something like ghost for complete disaster recovery. Also, you >> need a bit of Linux savvy to set it up. >> >> http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ >> >> > -- Sincerely, Michael Klatsky --- TnR Global, LLC www.tnrglobal.com Address: PO Box 550, Greenfield, MA 01302 Email: michaelk AT tnrglobal.com