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Number   :  3252
Date     :  2002-12-12
Author   :  dayvah49
Subject  :  Re: Preserving Generation Backups
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, CBFalconer  wrote:

----snip----
> You should investigate the use of ARJ for this. It can combine
> the selection an compression into one step, allows for complete
> verification of the accuracy of the backup, and can even chop it
> up into pieces for storage off line (such as floppies) if
> desired. It has more switches and combinations than xxcopy !!!
> :-) It can also preserve generations. IIRC the URL is
> . It may not need the www.

I downloaded ARJ and will test it soon. I tried using WinZip for the 
file selection process and was less than satisfied. It made errors 
and is far less flexible than XXCOPY. WinZip is supposed to chop up 
an archive larger than 4 gigabytes, though I haven't tried it, only 
used it on smaller jobs and it works great.

----snip---- 
> I use xxcopy /CLONE to maintain (quickly) a complete backup on a
> second HD, which is ready to be instantly installed to replace any
> failure.

Isn't a backup defined by the purpose of it's creator's needs which 
vary from person to person? Hard drives have moving parts and can 
fail. CDs can be corrupted. Take your pick according to your 
needs. Also, compressed archives seem to make CD-Rs and CD-RWs more 
reliable. Personally I'm waiting for HDs to get even cheaper. Throw 
in a hot swappable drive bay, DVD burner, larger DVD rewritable disks 
(in the future?) and there's a backup system! Yes I have a second 
hard drive but it's filled with all kinds of individual XXCOPY 
backups!

BTW, I like the great flexibility of XXCOPY as a file management tool 
and not just for backups.

dayvah49



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