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Jedi Knight |
A friend has just purchased his 1st. iMac -20".
He called for Tech support but was really disappointed with the answer he got. His issue is this: As a writer, he is constantly adding to his work. He wants to back up his writings daily and sometimes MANY times a day. He is used to inserting a CD, erasing the previous "version" and burning the most recent one. Tech Support told him that the only way to re-write a disk is go through about 12 different steps EACH time. Is that true? Thank you... |
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Genius  |
Yes. He was using special software drivers (that may have come with his computer or drive) for re-writing CDs as though they were disk drives.
You can do that with re-writable CDs and Toast, but it's still a hassle. Have your friend pop for a USB drive (or better yet, a Time Machine external and he can have lots of versioned backups). CDs weren't really meant for that sort of thing(constant re-writes). Even the re-writables will only do that for so long. === Professor Hubert Farnsworth: “Nothing is impossible. Not if you can imagine it. That’s what being a scientist is all about.” Cubert J. Farnsworth: “No, that’s what being a magical elf is all about.” |
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Jedi Master |
If he is really deleting old versions, Time Machine is an ideal solution. Use an inexpensive external drive connected via USB or FW, formatted GUID and HFS+, and at least 50% larger than the internal drive.
Check "Show Time Machine status in the menu bar" Automatic hourly backups will occur. On demand backups may be done via the menu "Back Up Now" choice. The best part is that backups will happen even if he forgets to request any.  |
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Jedi Knight |
Thank you both so much for the speedy response!
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