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BackupList+ 8.0.9

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Rob DuToit Frames

BackupList+ is a simple, accurate, and fast backup utility for Mac OSX. It is a wrapper application for rsync 3.0.8, a powerful file transfer application that preserves all OSX metadata perfectly. It can make perfect full system clones as well as snapshot-style incremental backups. You can create lists of your important folders and files that you want to save to an external hard drive or other destination. Restoring iTunes, iPhoto, Mail and other apps, or transferring them to another computer, is easy with backuplist+. There are many other options for the beginner or expert and you can

What's New

Version 8.0.9:

Rewrote exclude routine using 'writeToFile' instead of 'echo' and a decomposed string to fix accented foreign characters.
Changed encoding for exclude list to work better with foreign characters.
Other minor code improvements.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later

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BackupList+ User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 8.x:

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Moocan commented on 18 Feb 2012

I have this error message on 10.6.7:
"You can't open the application backuplist+.app because it may be damaged or incomplete"

I have downloaded twice time and same thing each time.

[Version 8.0.9]

1 Reply

Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 26 Apr 2012

This was fixed. It seems to affect only a few people and I only heard about this recently. You should contact me if there is still a problem

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+58

Thomas1977 reviewed on 06 Jan 2012

Works but I would like to see a more modern GUI. Now it is ugly as hell.

[Version 8.0.9]

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Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 06 Jan 2012

My time is limited so I prefer to focus on the great functionality rsync provides and less on cosmetics. I have been working on a more intuitive GUI with the help of some good advisers who offer helpful comments. If you have something helpful to say then I gratefully will consider it.

Yours, Rob DuToit

+448

sjk commented on 06 Jan 2012

Why is 8.0.9 available here while the download link on the developer's site is still for 8.0.7?

[Version 8.0.9]

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Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 06 Jan 2012

Sorry about that - I had uploaded the wrong version and fixed it promptly once I found the error.

+448

sjk replied on 06 Jan 2012

Thanks for the quick feedback and fix, Rob. MU has announced versions newer than what's on your site for awhile, which is why I was questioning it.

marbell reviewed on 04 Nov 2011

Probably one of the best free backup solutions on Mac.

[Version 7.2.8]

Stonetownmike reviewed on 01 Oct 2011

I'm using version 8.0.5, which is recommended for Snow Leopard. It's a great little program that I use every week to back up my essential files. When I had a problem, the developer replied to my email within hours -- on a Saturday evening, no less. (I guess neither of us has a real life.)

[Version 7.2.7]

ImCr reviewed on 20 May 2011

Keeps forgetting my lists, when opening the applications they're gone!

Also a report would be nice, it failed once and I didn't know.

[Version 7.2.5]

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Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 20 Aug 2011

I have had no reports of anything like this. i assume you mean it is not retaining it's settings? If you reported this to me I could know if there actually is a bug there and fix it.

If you read the logs there is information on errors, also a separate debug error log. The new version has notifications of prolems and I am working on more detailed info reports.

Rob DuToit

+24

ylluminate commented on 15 May 2011

I really want to like this application. The developer has the right idea and I think it's potentially the best backup option for Mac OS X, however it desperately needs to support ssh differential transfers / backups. If it could just allow a clear setup vs feeding it an advanced command line, it would be gold. Further, being able to interpret the backup state of this ssh transfer visually would be a plus. It can be done, but would require a little extra setup on probably an additional interface tab.

Rob, can we have this added?

[Version 7.2.5]

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Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 20 Aug 2011

I am currently working on this for the new beta version of backupList+. I have a prototype in place but need more testing as it involves users setting up rsync on the remote along with other files. Not a problem really but it must be packaged for those with no experience with Terminal.

Rob

+24

ylluminate replied on 06 Sep 2011

Thanks Rob. In my case I always have rsync installed remotely. Perhaps at least initially provide the facility to do this with a checkmark about simply confirming that the user has indeed installed rsync at the other end in order to help each user to understand their responsibility before usage. There are so many scenarios and OS version to which this may be connecting that I think perhaps this may be the only viable option.

+130

Robk commented on 29 Dec 2010

Carbon Copy Cloner also syncs files/folders between two drives. It also uses rsync but it uses a newer version of rsync - version 3.0.7.

I do hopeBackuplist+ gets updated soon with a newer version of rsync.

[Version 7.2.3]

1 Reply

+17

Robdut replied on 06 Feb 2011

For this application you will see no difference in the 3.07 from 3.06 rsync. Nevertheless, version 7.2.4 and the new beta version both have the latest rsync builds.
The developer, Rob DuToit

Ruben T.f. commented on 11 Oct 2010

And BTW, I commented a little improvement/bug to the developer by mail, and he answered with a patched version in 10 minutes!!!!

[Version 7.2.3]

Ruben T.f. reviewed on 10 Oct 2010

I think this is a huge piece of software. Nice, usefull and fast. Rsync backups are a very good way to have a mirror backup of your files, and with this wrapper there's no excuse for everyone to use em.

I give it 6 STARS!

PD: donate, it worths it.

[Version 7.2.3]

+12

Diogo Cocharro had trouble on 07 Nov 2011

Hello!
Imagine that i have a folder containing folders and files since 2009, but i want to exclude all files and folders with creation date before 2011, can I do that?

[Version 7.2.8]

1 Reply

Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 06 Jan 2012

Hi,
That's not possible at present but you could add a before script that scans for those dates and writes the excludes to the exclude file. But that would be rather tedious. Sorry.

Rob

Christian Bauer had trouble on 07 Jul 2011

Since Upgrading to 8.0.2 there is no progress bar displayed properly. However it copies the files fast and reliably.

[Version 8.0.2]

1 Reply

Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 21 Aug 2011

You may have the option to copy in background enabled in preferences. If not this should been fixed in 8.0.4. Be sure to email me about any issues so I can fix them!

Rob DuToit

Brian30 had trouble on 18 Oct 2010

I don't know if anyone else has had this issue or not but here it is. I am running MacOS 10.5.8 on a MacBook (Non Pro). My MacBook's hard drive is 160 gigabytes. I downloaded the program. I opened it and did everything right for setting up my backup I wanted to do. Backing up my entire computer's hard drive. I had set it so that it would make my external USB 2.0 hard drive (1 terabyte in size) bootable. After copying my hard drive to the Source File list, I clicked on "Backup". After about 6 1/2 hours later, the backup finished. Not sure why it took that long but that's another problem. After my backup was complete, I ejected my external hard drive and restarted my computer. My external drive mounted but was NOT visible on the desktop. It was nowhere to be found. The only way I knew it mounted was by opening Disk Utility. I could see the drive in there but NOT on my desktop. After looking around online, I found a program that makes invisible files, visible. I was then able to see my external drive along with everything else that was invisible. I then launched that program a second time and my external drive became invisible again. I then decided to re-format my external drive. After doing so, my external drive became visible, permanently. Does anyone have any clue as to what would cause this?? Please help!!

[Version 7.2.3]

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+54

Markus Winter commented on 18 Nov 2010

You can set the finder preferences to show or not show harddisks and/or external harddisks. My guess is that on the external harddisk that was set to not show it - so when you bootet from the external it was not shown on the desktop. But it was there - otherwise you wouldn't have been able to boot.

Aikwaar had trouble on 26 Dec 2009

Does this 'Exclude list' work like it should? I have 'Documents' folder in my Source files and '/Documents/Microsoft User Data' in my 'Exclude list', but still the 'Microsoft User Data' folder will be included into created backup .zip file

[Version 7.0.1]

1 Reply

Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 05 Jan 2010

The exclude list does not work with the zip option, because the zip option does not use rsync to copy files. Sorry...

The Developer, Rob DuToit

GTEIL had trouble on 11 Apr 2009

I have just downloaded the upgrade for backuplist+ on my poxerbookG4 panther OS10.3.9 but the software, which was remarkably working until now, dragged it into the application folder, but it doesn't open anymore.
Is it any thing I should have done before trying to launch it?

Thanks for your help,
G.

[Version 6.2]

1 Reply

Rob Dutoit Frames (developer) replied on 12 Jun 2009

Backuplist+ no longer runs on Panther (OS 10.3.9) but there is a special version that still does on my website.

BillyRan rated on 17 May 2012

[Version 8.0.9]

+22

Pedrotaquelim rated on 04 Apr 2012

[Version 8.0.9]

Christian Bauer rated on 07 Jul 2011

[Version 8.0.2]

Vintagecandy rated on 01 Dec 2010

[Version 7.2.3]

Downloads:43,161

Version Downloads:2,526

Type:Utilities : Backup

License:Free

Date:06 Jan 2012

Platform:PPC / Intel

Price:Free

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