Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to you early risers and/or in the eastern time zones for your thoughts. I have heard of Carbon Copy Cloner and will look into it. If it will make timed, incremental backups from a FAT32 disk it may be exactly what I am looking for. Last night I partitioned the second of my two 1.5TB external disks (using Snow Leopard's Disk Utility) into a 500GB Mac OS partition upon which Time Machine backs up, and a second, 1TB FAT32 partition upon which I copied all of my image files from the FAT32 external hard drive where they reside. Boy did that take a long time, but bit for bit it was. I did just get the new MacBook Air with Lion and while I don't find much to complain about and I don't have any Mac legacy software I'm still going to wait to upgrade the iMac until the dust settles a bit more. --Bob p.s. As I understand it, FAT 32 is the only format which can be read and written to by both Mac and Windows computers. There is software I have had in the past called MacDrive to accomplish cross-platform work (I can't even remember why, maybe it was when I bought a G4 Powerbook back in the day) but IIRC it was/is kind of a kludge. ==On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > i'm pretty sure the mac will read fat32 disks--if you can mount and see > contents > > carbon copy cloner should be able to copy the disk bit for bit > > love lion and gesture direction > > ric > > On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:51 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >