RICH K.  hoooray! Works with 10.6 ! i have used this program for many years to make backups which have been indispensable. Respect to the developer for only taking 3 days to get compatibility working again!   
(Version 2.0.2)

PETER DA SILVA  Dagnabbit, I *just* switched to using Time Machine for my backups and they go and fix at least half the problems I was having with Silverkeeper.

Oh well, maybe I can use it for my bootable backups.  
(Version 2.0.1)

ATA  Thanks LaCie! I've been waiting for this update for awhile. Love this software.  
(Version 2.0.1)

RICHTHEONE  Good work POMO!

We obviously need to wake these guys up inorder to make them update SK.  
(Version 1.1.4)

POMO  Use caution: silently fails with read-only files - Version: 1.1.4

A few months back I found that several of my C++ source files were not current on my backup. As a result, I lost several days of work. I traced this problem to the following situation:

1) SK saves a read-only file to the backup.

2) The original file is changed.

3) During the next backup, SK fails to copy the changed read-only file onto the read-only version on the backup disk.

This occurs even when you have set SK to "full privilges" by entering your password.

Such a situation is likely to happen if you use a source control system that leaves files locked.

In detail, during step 3) SK changes the permissions of the backed up file to writable, but then fails to copy the changed file. If, as step 4), you do a second backup, then the changed file will be correctly copied to the backup (because the destination file is now writable). The result is that all of your changed read-only files will be backed up only every other time!

This bug is very easy to confirm by setting up a simple backup of one folder to another on your local drive.

I had a lively email exchange with LaCie about this problem, eventually diagnosing and documenting it, and giving them a clear example. Unfortunately, their final communication was "Thanks for the feedback. We will consider for the next update." That was 15-May-2006, and SK still has not been updated.

I think SK is a fine program and appreciate LaCie for providing it for free. However, this bug will bite you if you work with any read-only files that change. Until LaCie fixes it, you'll need to run SK twice to insure that such files are correctly backed up.

I hesitated to post here, but since LaCie has neither acknowledged nor fixed this bug in five months, I hope this warning will save others from a backup disaster.   
(Version 1.1.4)

RICHTHEONE  Leaks memory like a water pipe!!!  
(Version 1.1.4)

DGOMBAU  After struggling with Retrospect Express and Maxtor FireWire drive, I switched to a LaCie drive with Silverkeeper. Man, what a difference in backing up a boot drive. SK - 20 mins Vs. RE - several hours!

The SilverKeeper/LaCie boot drive booted first time. The Retrospect Express/Maxtor One Touch II combo, has always been temperemental. The first One Touch has been incredibly flakey.

In fact, Silverkeeper 1.1.4 will back up both the boot drive and a second internal hard drive for media files, with a single click.  
(Version 1.1.4)

FRANSIK  ...while the GUI could certainly be much better (too little space for localised version, among other things), it gets the job done easily (while iBackup have not worked for me)  
(Version 1.1.4)

GERWINPHILIPPO  I do not find this a very good backup tool:

1: The way sets work is very impractical: A set can only hold one directory. Which means that you have to have several sets, for Docs, Pics, Library items, etc.

Then, if you want to backup, you need to select the option "backup all sets", but that's not what I want, I only want to backup some particular directories. This is highly inflexible.

2: There is no option to include the full path in the backupdirectory. This is very inconvenient, because all users have "Documents" to backup, and now you have to create separate directories for all users to make backups for them.

3: Also, I cannot make the destination readonly to protect it from other users, because then SK fails.

4: The screen is very small, and long file names don't fit, but you cannot enlarge the screen. This is a beginners interface fault that only Philips Consumer Electronics makes usually, and they are very stupid indeed.  
(Version 1.1.4)

ANONYMOUS  My Saturday backup still overwrites my Friday, and does a Saturday, when you only specify a Saturday backup only. Minor bug, but they do need to fix the scheduling popup menus.  
(Version 1.1.4)

RULLE RUSK  Excellent. There has always been a few bugs but this is the best free backup app out there.   
(Version 1.1.4)

LEE  I am so glad I found you. Silverkeeper is a keeper plus. Thanks  
(Version 1.1.4)

PETER K.  :

Great backup tool, which is easy to use and free !

:-)  
(Version 1.1.4)

ERIC GEERS  Removed the number from the installer file name and Presto! It worked and my external drive is back in business!!!

Thanx for all the troubleshooting advise guys!  
(Version 1.1.3)

ERLANG  Did everything suggested, but still cannot resolve the installation problem reported previously.  
(Version 1.1.3)

WIZZARD  removing the 1.1.3 from the installer file works just fine on Tiger. Thanks muchly. Software works great as well.  
(Version 1.1.3)

ANONYMOUS  In order to install on Tiger 10.4, copy to the desktop and rename by remove the 1.1.3 from the end of the name. App names ending in numbers can confuse Tiger into not seeing a file as an application.  
(Version 1.1.3)

SOUTHTEX  Be sure to follow the instructions and tips provided by LaCie, including deleting all traces of the old version before installing this version. I just completed testing a bootable backup to an external firewire drive made using this version. The backup booted my machine successfully and everything appears to be in order and functioning properly.  
(Version 1.1.3)

WIZZARD  I have tried pretty much everything including copying it to the desktop. It still will not run or installing. It has a scripting error about not finding a dictionary. I only have English on my system so did LaCie use some other language for this. LaCie, please fix your app so it will install anywhere; need it for backup purposes. Thanks.  
(Version 1.1.3)

DR. OøG  I copied the installer to my desktop before launching and had no problems whatsoever with the installation.

I'll report on features after running it through it's paces...  
(Version 1.1.3)

WIZZARD  The installer is broken .. it does not work no matter whether you download the .sit or .dmg. Lacie needs to fix this but there is no support email to reference to make them aware of this.  
(Version 1.1.3)

ERIC GEERS  The installer for version 1.1.3 seems to be broken...

I get some scripterror when i double-click on the installer. The message i get says that it is not a proper scripting language??????

Go figure!  
(Version 1.1.3)

SAMBSB_98  SilverKeeper seems to have stopped backing up properly for me (using 10.3.8 and 10.3.9). If you check, you will see that newer files do not replace older files with the same names. It shows in the SilverKeeper log window that the files are being copied to the destination disk, but this is seldom true. A few random updates do occur, but not all of them. I have tried to back up to two different external drives, a LaCie Pocket Drive and an OWC case containing a Maxtor drive. The results are the same on both. I have tried this several times, both with the option called "ignore ownership on this volume" check marked and not check marked on the external hard drives.  
(Version 1.1.2)

LARRY  When I upgraded to SilverKeeper V1.1.2, the RESTORE function no longer worked properly. I.e., when I modify a file on my powerbook and later try to restore to my desktop, it will not restore any file whether it have a later modification date or a new file name.  
(Version 1.1.2)

RUSS  On my 1st try, I wasn't able to produce a bootable backup to my LaCie d2 external FireWire drive with SilverKeeper 1.1.2, even though everything seemed to work fine. I sent an e-mail to LaCie SilverKeeper support, and they responded in a few hours--pretty impressive. I also did another Q&A exchange with them via e-mail the next day--again, they responded quickly--and their suggestions solved my problem (which was on my end). Not bad for freeware, huh?

The SilverKeeper software is clean, easy to use and perfect for any Mac user who essentially wants to back up their hard drive and/or create a bootable backup. It also lets you schedule backups weekly or daily, and it can wake your Mac from sleep to do so. And if the Mac is off when a scheduled backup is supposed to occur, it does the backup on startup. Nice product!  
(Version 1.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  I bought a LaCie d2 FireWire external hard drive and used SilverKeeper 1.1.2 to back up my Power Mac G5 (1.8GHz, Mac OS X 10.3.7). I followed the instructions to make a bootable backup (on one volume of the two partitions I made on the LaCie drive with Apple's Disk Utility), and everything seemed to go fine. But when I chose the backup volume as my new startup disk and then restarted, it failed to start up. It couldn't get past the opening Apple logo screen; it just kinda hung there.

Anything that I might have done wrong? Beforehand, I repaired permissions on the source volume, formatted the destination drive to the default Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and in SilverKeeper preferences made sure the privileges were unlocked. Would appreciate any feedback, because SilverKeeper seems like a nice, clean backup app. Thanks!  
(Version 1.1.2)

SVEN JANSSEN  Works perfect. Very nice and fast (only changed files) backup tool.

And the best ... its free  
(Version 1.1.2)

RANDALL BECKWITH  I have a copy of SilverKeeper that backed up wonderfully the first time but since then, it will not make new back-ups of files that have been worked on. The only work around is to give the worked on file a new title. I have contacted SilverKeeper several times in an effort to find a problem and to ask if I have configured my software incorrectly. They responded once and then never again. Does anyone have a solution before I trash this software and go buy a product that works? Thanks.  
(Version 1.1.2)

JEFF  it keeps insisting that "you are running an older version of Silverkeeper, need to restart YOU (yes, it says "you" and not "your"), computer after installation", even though I restarted 3 times.   
(Version 1.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  If you are writing backup data to a device that is storing other data as well, BE CAREFUL!

Make sure that you are backing up to an empty folder (i.e. MyExternalDrive:backup). Once you set this up, it will be automatic, and you don't have to worry about it.

I backed up to MyExternalDrive: and found all of my other data (iDVD projects, iMovie projects & audio source files) gone.

Otherwise, the software works fine. Just don't make the mistake I did.   
(Version 1.1.2)

FLYING ACE  It woke up my eMac perfectly at the specified time and ran the backup the first time, but after that hasn't. The time that it worked however was very good.  
(Version 1.1.2)

KMSHEN  It's the only application which consistently wakes my Powerbook from sleep (much better than Alarm Clock Pro, iTaf, or others). The backup seems to work cleanly and easily, to boot.  
(Version 1.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  It seems to be a really good product but I continue to have a problem with the "Lacie Backup Support.app" continually crashing with an EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001) and a KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000 after I exit SilverKeeper. Un-installing, deleting everything, repairing permissions and re-installing does not seem to work. This makes scheduled backups impossible to do and is rather annoying. Other than this problem, the software is great and does a good job.  
(Version 1.1.2)

SILVERKEEPER  Here are a few suggestions if you are having problems with installation or proper operation:

1. If using OS X, download the disc image version istead of the SIT archive. Same link as listed except .dmg instead of .sit or go to http://www.silverkeeper.com for all download links as well as release notes. Recommend reviewing all info at the website.

2. Repair permissions before installing!

3. If having trouble with scheduled backups, be sure to authenticate by unlocking in Preferences, and providing admin password, then try rebooting after installing.

4. Comments and questions welcome at the support address silverkeeper at lacie dot com  
(Version 1.1.2)

AB  it won't run on a schedule on my g4 0S X Panther either, only manually.  
(Version 1.1)

LKM  First of all, a comment: This is *not* an archive program, i.e. it doesn't allow you to make incremental backups. That means that you can't go back to a backup that you made *before* the last backup. SilverKeeper synchronizes your current data to your backup, it doesn't keep old versions of your data.

This doesn't mean that it's a bad app, though. I actually very much like it. It has an 'exclude'-list and scheduled backups, which is pretty much what most people need. You can chose to not delete files in that backup that you remove from your hard disk.

Unfortunately, it has a bug that renders it unusable on my Mac: I can't add files to the exclude list as all of them are greyed out.  
(Version 1.1)

HETTY  The OS9/X version (Archive) caused the problems. I removed this and replaced it with the OS X version SK1.1DiskImage.dmg and this works fine. Great app.  
(Version 1.1)

HETTY  On my iMac with 10.2.6 it still does not automatically backup. Tried everything, it won't backup with set date, nor on start up. It only works manually.  
(Version 1.1)

ANONYMOUS  Its free, its simple and it works.  
(Version 1.1)

SILVERKEEPER  Despite title, SilverKeeper will work with almost any drive from a third party. It is not limited to LaCie drives.  
(Version 1.1)

JACQUES  This is one of the very finest backup programs available on the Macintosh. It's rock-solid and fast - and free!  
(Version 1.1)

JACQUES  Works very well, simple and fast.  
(Version 1.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  I have used Silverkeeper and It seems to be one of the easier and more stable programs to use. I highly recommend it!  
(Version 1.0.1)

JEEPEE  Hmm, crashed a few times... Also during backup...  
(Version 1.0.1)

JEEPEE  Beautiful and free!! I hope the schedule-option will come soon!  
(Version 1.0.1)

CHRISTIAN SOHRAB  Fantastic! Easy going. Thank you LaCie.  
(Version 1.0.1)

JEFF H.  Used SilverKeeper in OS 9 and OS X.

GREAT freeware!

Only one feature that I miss in the OS X version, you can't schedulr backups (yet I hope!). Hopefully this feature will return in future revisions.

Definately worth downloading!  
(Version 1.0.1)

ZEHO MASEDA  LaCie Silverkeeper 1.0.1 has helped a my problem use with Synchronize copy "Sytem Folder" from Quantam defalt HD to an unrecognized outer HD by Apple HD Setup. And then Mac OS 9.1 system has been staerted up well on outer HD.

My Mac is PPC 8500 with G3/233 card and 144MB memory.

Thanks to LaCie Co., from Japan.  
(Version 1.0.1)

BARTLETT  Installed SilverKeeper 6/114/02. Works as advertised and surpasses CopyAgent which I was using. While it will permit the backed up hard disk to be the startup disk, I have only once been able to boot from the backed up disk using the " 4 finger command " Why this worked only once I don't know but I will query LaCie

  
(Version 1.0.1)

PHILDOBBIN  Excellent piece of freeware from the knowledgable LaCie (works really well with my PocketDrive ;-) but has a glaring fault. If you choose a volume that is too big, SilverKeeper tries to back it up and then errors at end of file. It should really alert you to the fact before you start. Still, worth downloading for backing up individual folders and volumes if you've been using Applescript or similar solutions.  
(Version 1.0)

EDDIE  Downloaded, installed, and backed up 3 GB od data flawlessly. GREAT freeware!  
(Version 1.0)