jlhaferman@l_eld09.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey Lawrence Haferman) (09/10/90)
The subject line says it all. I've seen about 3 different partitioning programs. One is the SUM II partitioning init/DA, another is the Multipartition init/DA that comes with Disk Express, and the third is 2 DA's, one called Hard Disk Partition 2.0, and it's companion is called Mount/Unmout. I guess I really want the partitioning software for doing backups. I only want to frequently backup documents that I work on often. I can get by backing up other software less frequently. Thus, by partitioning, I can hopefully just backup the partition of my choosing. I'd like to hear any comments/caveats/etc on partitioning software in general, along with recommendations. Thanks in advance. Jeff Haferman internet: jlhaferman@icaen.uiowa.edu Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52240
jones@optilink.UUCP (Marvin Jones) (09/11/90)
In article <2294@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>, jlhaferman@l_eld09.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey Lawrence Haferman) writes: > Multipartition init/DA that comes with Disk Express, and the third is > > Thus, by partitioning, I can hopefully just backup the partition > of my choosing. > > Jeff Haferman internet: jlhaferman@icaen.uiowa.edu One caution re: MultiDisk (and MultiPartition) from Alsoft: These programs only provide soft partitioning (or "canister" partitioning) of the hard disk. This may cause some backup programs (like DiskFit) to not recognize the partitions as independent volumes, thus defeating your desire to only backup part of your data. Being an avid user of DiskExpress, I went for the Alsoft promo on MultiDisk, but immediately ran into problems with the partitions it generated. I switched to SilverLining for the disk management, and have had no problems whatsoever. I backup with DiskFit (on selected partitions), and ExpressTape (all partitions, plus archiving). BTW, anyone want a copy of MultiDisk?!! ;-) ;-) -- === Marvin Jones === Optilink Corp. === Petaluma, CA === 707.795.9444 X206 === === UUCP: {uunet, tekbspa, pyramid, pixar}!optilink!jones ==================== === CIS: 71320,3637 or 71320.3637@compuserve.com === AOL: mjones =============
peter@hari.VIEWlogic.com (Peter Colby) (09/12/90)
In article <2294@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>, jlhaferman@l_eld09.icaen.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey Lawrence Haferman) writes: |> |> I guess I really want the partitioning software for doing backups. |> I only want to frequently backup documents that I work on often. |> I can get by backing up other software less frequently. |> |> Jeff Haferman There are many good reasons for partitioning your harddisk but ease of backups isn't one of them. I would recommend using a configurable backup program like Restrospective by Dantz that lets you build scripts and identify specific files for backup as well as having such things like time/date and filetype filters! (I don't own a backup program and I'm sure there are many other fine examples, I just can't remember their names.) On the subject of partitions, I would recommend only using a "hard" (ie: driver supported) partitioning scheme. The drivers for many commercial HDs support hard partitions, and several "third party" drivers do as well. I personally use SilverLining by LaCie for my homebrew SCSI disks and I've been more than happy. SilverLining supports many different partitioning schemes (including AUX partitions as far as I can tell). It allows you to resize an existing partition (if it was set up properly), add partitions to a functioning disk, password protect partitions, automount (at bootup) specific partitions or mount explicitly via a DA, and mount initially unmountable partitions such as on a removable drive. It will handle almost any disk you can throw at it. It is available from most mail-order houses and I've also seen it in retail computer stores. DISCLAIMER: Not only have I never worked for LaCie, I have no intention of doing so in the future (of course, they COULD make me an offer I couldn't refuse..... but they haven't yet). Peter Colby (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O) !the doctor is out! (O) (0) peter@viewlogic.com (0) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O) (O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)(O)