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BackupLoupe allows you to answer questions like:
- Why does Time Machine take so long to back up my files?
- Which files are actually being backed up?
- Has a particular file/folder been backed up at all?
- How many revisions of a file/folder exist in Time Machine?
- A file/folder was deleted accidentally. When did this happen and where is the latest backup?
- Is my backup drive big enough? Should I consider buying a larger one? And if yes, when?
What's New
Version 2.2:
New features:
- Added in-place restore
- Added support for MobileBackup (Lion)
- Issue w/ snapshots which appeared as 'Not scanned yet' after scanning
- Should TimeMachine create/remove snapshots BL is running, BL will update its list of snapshots accordingly (Lion)
- "Show/Hide History" menu item did not reflect state of history drawer
- Resolved issue where multiple instances of BackupLoupeScanner were started
- Restored support for PPC
Version 2.2:
New features:
- Added in-place restore
- Added support for MobileBackup (Lion)
- Issue w/ snapshots which appeared as 'Not scanned yet' after scanning
- Should TimeMachine create/remove snapshots BL is running, BL will update its list of snapshots accordingly (Lion)
- "Show/Hide History" menu item did not reflect state of more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
BackupLoupe User Discussion (Write a Review)
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BackupLoupe allows you to answer questions like:
Features:
- Why does Time Machine take so long to back up my files?
- Which files are actually being backed up?
- Has a particular file/folder been backed up at all?
- How many revisions of a file/folder exist in Time Machine?
- A file/folder was deleted accidentally. When did this happen and where is the latest backup?
- Is my backup drive big enough? Should I consider buying a larger one? And if yes, when?
Features:
- Quickly identify the items which take up the most space
- History: Show how many versions of an item are available and when they were saved; Quick navigation between versions
- Integration with other applications via System Services: Click on an item in Finder to find all its revisions
- Drag&Drop restore items to any location
- Finder / Path Finder integration (Reveal, Info)
- QuickLook support
- Provides extensive statistics about backups
- Instant identification of file type while browsing
- Open files directly without restoring them first
- Find function, which works without the backup drive being connected
- Browse backups while the backup device is not connected
- Exclude items from future backups on the fly (without opening TM preferences)
- Handles multiple Time Machine disks
- Handles backups in non-standard locations
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Frankof reviewed on 20 Feb 2012
Whatever the reason, I am now reluctant to use or recommend BackupLoupe.
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Still I'd like to know what caused your problems. If you have the time, please open a support ticket at http://support.soma-zone.com. Thank you!
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If used in superuser mode it can munge backups - but when used with some sense it is a wonderful tool. I managed to corrupt a terabyte or so of backups - but to be fair I was about to erase that disk anyway so it wasn't a big deal for me.
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thanks for taking the time to evaluate BackupLoupe.
Please note, that BackupLoupe is not capable of modifying your backups in any way. It will read them, search them or restore items. But it does not alter your backups. Not in super user mode, nor under any other circumstances. Whatever corrupted your backup, it was not BackupLoupe.
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http://www.soma-zone.com/download/files/BackupLoupe_2.1.2_RC1.zip
I've had positive feedback about this fix already, but the release of version 2.1.2 will be postponed until I get confirmation from the remaining users who reported this problem.
Thanks to anybody who helped me resolving this issue!
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Version 2.1 uses a slightly different database format. Users of previous versions where notified about this via appcast.
About "unexpectedly do another without my permission": What did BackupLoupe do without your permission? BackupLoupe supports auto indexing of new snapshots, but you have to configure it. If you think you found a bug, please let us know. Via support forum, email or IRC: http://www.soma-zone.com/support
I agree that BackupLoupe could be faster. But keep in mind that it has to compare hundreds of thousands of files. And I invite you to compare BackupLoupe with competing products. You may find that BackupLoupe is not slow at all.
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My apologies for the trouble.
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Herder Of Cats reviewed on 05 Nov 2010
The product looks cool and I think it would be very helpful if I had a manual to use.
Sorry team - this could be the best product in the world but if I don't know how to use it or what it means, it is worthless.
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If you are missing information in the help file, please let us know. We will do our best to make it as complete and useful as possible. But saying that there is no help file/manual available for BL is not correct.
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Rbtkid reviewed on 07 Oct 2010
I can't believe it costs only $5. Given the cheap cost and the developer's trust of customers, I paid up almost right away.
I gave it a 4 out of 5 for features, because I think it would be great if you could delete all backups of a file or folder from within BackupLoupe. This isn't a deal-breaker however, because it's easily done from within Time Machine itself.
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June8 reviewed on 24 Sep 2010
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Steven P. Jobs reviewed on 14 Sep 2010
The local cache system works great for me, since my Time Machine server is done via AFP over my LAN, so I can see previous local backups without having to mount my backup disk.
Along with Time Machine Buddy, it forms the essential Time Machine utility kit.
I also appreciate the developer's shareware non-crippled system. I paid the very reasonable price, but I appreciate the developers willingness to let users pick when they want to pay.
Highly recommended.