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resource forks still a problem
Just a note... as touched upon above, this should work alright if you are just backing up data and always use extensions. However, if you are hoping to use it to make incremental snapshot images of your entire drive, it won't work.
resource forks still a problem
You are right and thanks to to mention it: this technique is only for data (software installers can be copied in some cases, like if they are inside a .dmg for example).
psync
I use Psync instead of Rsync or RsyncX (damn malloc errors!). pysnc seems to work more stably and is HFS resource fork aware.
resource forks still a problem
you might want to look at Carbon Copy Cloner it can make bootable copies of drives. you can schedule copies. it can use psync to synchronize the source to the target. prefix and postfix scripts can be assigned. if you want to get this hint working with bootable backups, Mike Bombich explains how to do what CCC does, take a look here
resource forks still a problem
If you are looking for a commerical app. to do back ups, I recommend Retrospect. I have successfully restored individual files and entire machines using it. It is made by Dantz
resource forks still a problem
the pax utility will do hard links! Just discovered this a short while ago. See man pax for details.
pax will create hard links
The pax utility will do hard links! Just discovered this a short while ago. See man pax for details. |
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