dsmall@mitre.org (Duane Small) (02/13/91)
On behalf of several users, I am looking for a program to back up and restore hard disks to/from floppies. From magazine reviews, I've identified Disk Fit, Fastback II, and Redux as candidates. The reviews are pretty limited, and I would appreciate comments from users of these or other programs. Selection criteria include: Selective backup--in addition to backing up the full disk, the user should be able to back up a selected set of files (for example, to avoid backing up system files, applications, and other files available from distribution disks) Incremental backup--it should be possible to make a backup, or add to an existing backup, only those files that are new or have changed since the last backup was made Selective recovery--in addition to restoring the full set of backed up files to disk, the user should be able to recover an individual file Ease of use--think of bright, non-programmer types as users Feel free to suggest other criteria you think I should include. If you respond directly to me, I will summarize and post to the net. Thank you.