pv_troia@jhunix (Paolo V Troia-Cancio) (12/12/89)
Now that I finally got my hard drive I was wondering if there are any good PD backup programs available. I've heard rumors that some people have had problems with some of the programs. If anyone is using any such program with success (i.e. no loss of data on the drive) I would like to hear about it. Any other suggestions (e.g. commercial programs) will be appreciated, too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo V. Troia BITNET: pv_troia@jhuvms.bitnet The Johns Hopkins University, MD Phone: (301)889-8613 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sjk@ut-emx.UUCP (bob) (12/13/89)
I just tried to use the latest posted version of MRBackup to backup my three partitions on my Q80. It didn't make it through any of them sucessfully. It crashed often; I could not figure out why, and it came up with an error it couldn't explain often. This error I think arose when it compressed a file that got bigger after compression. It would report that fact, then try to write it anyway and come up with an error. No clue what it was. In short, it seemed very flakey which surprised me greatly as I have heard good things about it. Did I miss something, or are there really some problems with it? Now, I'm left with an un-backupped disk, and the prosepect of shelling out $50 for Quarterback or something. Although I'd gladly fork out a few hundred for a tape unit, if there were existing drivers and software. Why can't I just buy a SCSI tape unit, plug it in and say backup dh0: to tp0: ? Then again, why can't dos recognize that I meant delete when I type in delere or somethig similar? |- > Has anybody had better luck with this program? If so, can you shed some light on what I did wrong? Thanks Scot sjk@astro.as.utexas.edu B-dah! M
hcmutt@hpcll31.HP.COM (Harry Muttart) (12/14/89)
I have tried a variety of PD backup programs...each demonstrated intermittant crashes. It would usually take 2-3 tries to back up a single volume. I remember trying MRBackup, SDbackup, and the alpha version that Fred Fish provided. I also tried a "cheepo" near-commercial quality :^) backup utility called Star Backup, or something. With my disk and partitioning, the results were the equivalent of using the PD backups. I recently purchased Quarterback. This has been a whole different story! I was able to back-up all three partitions without a single hiccup. The interface is very strightforward. Selective store and restore of files is easy! I would recommend it.
halo@cognos.UUCP (Hal O'Connell) (12/17/89)
In article <22300@ut-emx.UUCP> sjk@ut-emx.UUCP (bob) writes: > >I just tried to use the latest posted version of MRBackup to >backup my three partitions on my Q80. It didn't make it through any >of them sucessfully. I gave up on MRBackup due to speed and reliability. It has some good features and a reasonable interface, but it was taking almost five hours to backup 20 megs (about half of my hard drive is in use), and it locked up once in a while. I've said this before, if you have to go with PD software, or you are downright cheap, the most reliable and fastest backup software that comes free is Matt Dillon's Backup program. It came in the DNET package. Strictly CLI, and the interface will make a Unix wizard smile, but it is fast, reliable and well documented. It backs up 20 megs in around 2 and 1/2 hours. Mind you, I got this copy before Matt started thinking about going commercial :-) And most of my friends do swear by Quarterback... -- Hal O'Connell Cognos Incorporated UUCP: uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!halo P.O. Box 9707 INET: halo%cognos.uucp@uunet.uu.net 3755 Riverside Dr. VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x5933 Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1G 3Z4