Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do you know whether Blue Harvest can backup FAT32 discs in the way Bob asked? It wasn't clear (to me anyway) on the linked site. FD ________________________________ From: John McMaster <john at chiaroscuro.co.nz> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 11:22 Subject: Re: [Leica] Looking For Simple, Automated, Cross-Platform Back Up Solution.... True, Blue Harvest (http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest4/) is useful to reduce clutter on discs like that. I use Spaces for different applications. One is usual day to day stuff browser, iTunes, VM,Lightroom etc, if I open PS or DreamWeaver it opens in a new Space and I lose all my usual clutter (but it stays open) and another one for video work. It is sort of there in Lion but not as convenient john -----Original Message----- Yes but Bob's original question was about a solution to backing up his FAT32 pictures disc on his Mac so that he could still see his files on a Windows machine. I have never used spaces (don't even know what it is, must check. FD On 6 Sep, 2011, at 10:52, John McMaster wrote: > I don't have any FAT32 discs ;-) Mac or NTFS (you can get read/write > software for Mac) > > Too much of Lion seems to rely on touchpad swipes, and the changes they have made to Spaces does not suit my working style..... > > john > ________________________________________ > > > I use Carbon Copy Cloner too though I have never used it to try to > back up a FAT32 disc on a Mac. > > The biggest problem for me in Lion is not the interface, I quite like it and I rarely like things I am familiar with to change. No the problem for me I have a lot of legacy software which won't run, the most important being my film scanner software. I can use Vuescan but prefer the Nikon software I am familiar with. > Also I have an old Canon photo printer which I like, I am not sure Lion will drive it. > FD > > On 6 Sep, 2011, at 07:41, John McMaster wrote: > >>> I used a very inexpensive backup program called Carbon Copy Cloner. >> >> Very good application >> >>> I suggest you be cautions about upgrading to Lion. From a >>> description I >> read, Apple is trying to make the Mac seem more >>> like the iPad. >> >> I have it on the Air and am not convinced enough to put it on my main >> two machines. They have had to back-track over Final Cut Pro X being >> dumbed down.... >> >> john >> > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information