[liquidmonkey]

hi there,
i just bought a WD 500gig external drive and will be using it for backups of certain folders.

i'm wondering if there is an easy way to do a backup with the imac OR if there is any synchronization software on the imac to do this??

if not, which is a good and free synchronization software that i could use?

thanks in advance

[Kickaha]

Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Time Machine

Click it on.

Backups are done.

If you want just certain folders, try SuperDuper, or Carbon Copy Cloner.

[liquidmonkey]

hey, thanks for that!
but we are using mac os 10.4.11 and i could not see 'time machine' in the preferences section.
is that a DL or install we have to do??

[liquidmonkey]

ps, carbon copy cloner is just were looking for too, thanks for the tip!!

[jdcfsu]

Originally Posted by liquidmonkey hey, thanks for that! but we are using mac os 10.4.11 and i could not see 'time machine' in the preferences section. is that a DL or install we have to do??

Time Machine is a feature of 10.5 Leopard so purchasing an upgrade would be the only way to get that feature. But CCC will achieve your goals.

[liquidmonkey]

Originally Posted by jdcfsu Time Machine is a feature of 10.5 Leopard so purchasing an upgrade would be the only way to get that feature. But CCC will achieve your goals.

ok, thanks for that!
a bit of a shame that one has to purchase the 10.5 version, i mean i'm at 10.4.11 for gods sake soooooo close, yet soooo far

[feidhlim1986]

Originally Posted by liquidmonkey ok, thanks for that! a bit of a shame that one has to purchase the 10.5 version, i mean i'm at 10.4.11 for gods sake soooooo close, yet soooo far

This is the internet, you dont have to pay for software is you dont want to

[Gargoyle]

Originally Posted by feidhlim1986 This is the internet, you dont have to pay for software is you dont want to

Cheeky!

Originally Posted by liquidmonkey ok, thanks for that! a bit of a shame that one has to purchase the 10.5 version, i mean i'm at 10.4.11 for gods sake soooooo close, yet soooo far

What? A bunch of great features like Time Machine and others are not worth the very reasonable price of an upgrade?

If not, then I think you should re-learn how-to buy stuff. I think shopping online has killed one of the great experiences of shopping... Haggling!! Now I know you have just purchased a WD backup drive - Where did you get it from? Did the thought of going to your local Apple store in person and trying to strike a deal? Whenever I am shopping there is only one rule - "It doesn't hurt to ask for a discount or a deal". The worst answer can only be no!

Just having a quick look on the Apple website I randomly picked the "Iomega UltraMax Hard Drive 500GB". £99 from Apple and A quick Froogle shows not a massive price difference - cheapest was just over £85. So you could say that Apple are charging a £14 premium. Now if you also want a copy of Leopard, ask in store what discount they will give if you buy both today?

Worst case: Nothing.
Best case: The £14 extra off the drive, and maybe a bit off the price of Leopard too.