Syncronising 2 USB Hard Drives

[james-bailey]

Hey folks, new to the mac scene and loving everything about my new MBP. However being a long term PC user there are a few things that I need advice on in the mac world...

Im serious about backing things up, and so going to invest on a Time Capsule to run with Time Machine. Looks a great bit of kit. Am I right in thinking this will back up literally everything on my mac, from Firefox bookmarks to Skype preferences?

Additionally, I regularly access files from a USB 500GB Hard Drive (iTunes MP3s are all on there) and over the last few years I have used a windows piece of software to syncronise this USB HD with an additional USB HD so that if it every gets lost or broken whilst on the road, then I will have it backed up... Is there an easy way to do this on my mac?

Thanks

James

 

[spinnerlys]

Time Machine back ups everything, unless you exclude it. TM FAQ

You can use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy.


Also have a look at the following links to learn more about Mac OS X:

Mac OS X Basics

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios

"How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience" created by mad jew in 2006

MRoogle is a good tool to search these fora for already existing threads about questions you have. It might be able to answer you quicker than waiting for an answer.

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[james-bailey]

Time Machine back ups everything, unless you exclude it. TM FAQ

You can use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to make a 1:1 copy.


Also have a look at the following links to learn more about Mac OS X:

Mac OS X Basics

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios

"How to maximise your MacRumors troubleshooting experience" created by mad jew in 2006

MRoogle is a good tool to search these fora for already existing threads about questions you have. It might be able to answer you quicker than waiting for an answer.

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Hey thanks, that answers it! Cheers

 

[old-wiz]

I so wish Apple would come up with something like Dropbox so you could synchronize not just entire HDs but also individual Folders between systems. Dropbox is a great idea but it mangles some files.

 

[shwc]

another option Synk-Pro

 

[james-bailey]

Thanks, will have a look and see.

How does iSync (thats already on my Mac) compare to those suggested downloads?

After comparing prices of the Time Capsule and a normal USB 1GB HD I am going to just buy the latter and not mind having it plugged in to sync.

As I kind of touched on in my opening post, I regularly access information on a removable HD and this needs backing up 100%, weekly.

Does Time Machine offer a simple solution to backing up this entire drive also onto the same newly bought USB? Hence it would hold 2 seperate backups at once?

Thanks

James

 

[thejadedmonkey]

I so wish Apple would come up with something like Dropbox so you could synchronize not just entire HDs but also individual Folders between systems. Dropbox is a great idea but it mangles some files.

Microsoft makes something that does just that.

 

[old-wiz]

Microsoft makes something that does just that.

Maybe Apple will slip it into Lion? would be nice. I'd be willing to pay extra for it.