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USB Backup allows you to backup your pendrives & other removable media on an automatic basis in the background so that you don't have to worry about loosing files again. No matter if your memory pen becomes corrupt, looses all data or ends up in the wash, USB backup can restore all the data to any device/folder you want.
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What's New
Version 2.2:
- This version redesigns the preference panel to fit 13 inch screens, adds plugin support and fixes bugs.
Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
- 64-bit Intel
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USB Backup allows you to backup your pendrives & other removable media on an automatic basis in the background so that you don't have to worry about loosing files again. No matter if your memory pen becomes corrupt, looses all data or ends up in the wash, USB backup can restore all the data to any device/folder you want.
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Big77 reviewed on 04 Mar 2011
It seems to, but with qualifications. It's a very simple backup -- seems to be a file copy (includes invisibles) of what's on the USB drive, placed in a package. No compression, no encryption, no areas not containing a file (i.e. I don't think a bootable image would be properly backed up). And although the backup really is at the file level once you open the package, the restore is all or nothing unless you know to open the package and drag out what you want.
It is pretty neat to plug in a flash drive and have it backed up automatically and quickly. if this is what you're looking for, then maybe it's worth the price to you. If not, not buy it. In either case, know the application's limitations as well as its strengths.
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Good idea to check Carbon Copy Cloner: it's HFS only so that the garden-variety USB drive, formatted as FAT, cannot be handled.
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I don't want to hurt anyone's feeling (or business idea for that matter) and it may sound like overkill...
what about just using Carbon Copy Cloner, which works for any drive including the start disk?
I gladly paid $15 to support its further development.
There's an option for backup as soon as a drive is reconnected.
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People want this to work universally. They shouldn't need to check if their drive is HFS or not and USB Backup doesn't care about the format, what Mac OSX can read, USB Backup can read. I don't want to sound harsh, but your suggestion is useless, sorry.
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this application is "set and forget". You install the app, connect the devices you want automatically backed up once and USB Backup will do it automatically in the future, as Time Machine does for example. Checkout http://www.writeitstudios.com/documentation/backup.html , under the section "Backing up Automatically" you will find detailed instructions on how to do this, it just involves 3 clicks.
Should you have any further questions, feel free to contact our support team at support[at]writeitstudios.com.
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Just asking......
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$16 is borderline too much for something that still activates manually. If it were set it, forget it and use it a.k.a. TimeMachine for USBs... maybe. Most of the feature it replaces is an OPTION/ALT + Click-drag away. As it is, I'll wait and see.