Shirt Pocket Discussions http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ . en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:31 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Shirt Pocket Discussions http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums Drobo Advice http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5981&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:08:44 GMT Hi Dave, I woke up this morning to yet another Lacie drive failure. I have two 1TB Lacies and have had three failures in two years. Between Time Machine and Backblaze I’ve been able to restore the data files on that drive. I’m thinking of switching to a Drobo and need some advice... My... Hi Dave,

I woke up this morning to yet another Lacie drive failure. I have two 1TB Lacies and have had three failures in two years.

Between Time Machine and Backblaze I’ve been able to restore the data files on that drive.

I’m thinking of switching to a Drobo and need some advice...

My current backup scheme, prior to the failure, is as follows:
  • Lacie #1 / 2 partitions: Full Backup A and Data files
  • Lacie #2 / 2 partitions: Full Backup B and Time Machine
  • I use SD! to backup to Full Backup A and B on alternating nights and make them bootable
I would like to do the same with a Drobo. A few questions?
  • Is it possible?
  • Would you recommend four partitions as I have had until now? Is it advisable to have two separate bootable partitions for SD! Backups on a Drobo?
Are there any hard drives you recommend using or avoiding? Would you recommend something other than a Drobo for what I want to do?

My computer: MacBook Pro / OS X 10.6.2

Thanks for your help with this. SD! has saved me more than once; it’s a fantastic program.

Lew ]]> General Lew http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5981 Restoring from sparsebundle / sparseimage using SuperDuper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5980&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:05 GMT
Quote:
Originally Posted by dnanian (Post 27526)
Sure. Open the image, select its mounted bundle and copy it like any other.
I am not quite sure how to rstore from sparsebundle /sparseimage using SD.

How do I open the image? Shall I open with the DisImageMounter? "Select its munted bundle?"

I am not sure whether the guide gives instructions about restoring the whole disk from sparsebundle /sparseimage.

Can someone give step by step instructions about restoration from sparseimage/bundle using SD?

Thanks.

Alex ]]> General Kalkas http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5980 Smart Update super slow? http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5979&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:33 GMT This one's a stumper. I've been using SD! for a long time, love it, never had an issue. Yesterday I put it on an Intel iMac (2.66 GHz, 24", late 2009 model, 640 Gb hard drive, 10.5.8) and ran a full initial backup to a Western Digital 640 Gb USB 2.0 portable drive, single partition, GUID. It took a few hours, which I was expecting.

Today, I went to do a Smart Backup (which, on my Macbook Pro, might take all of 15 minutes if I've been busy), and SD! is acting as if I never ran the first full backup. It's been running half an hour, the progress bar has barely moved, and it says most of the files are being copied (instead of just the new or changed ones). I'd say it was doing another initial full backup except for that "most of the files" part. It reports a few of the files are not being copied.

Help? ]]> General richardpini http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5979 SparseImage grows for no understood reason ... http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5978&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:20:17 GMT Hi, Last night before going to sleep I started the duplication of my iMacG5 to a sparse image located on my iMacIntel. This morning the duplication was not completed and the sparse image had grown to 145GB while the source is only 22GB. I must also say that before launching the duplication... Hi,

Last night before going to sleep I started the duplication of my iMacG5 to a sparse image located on my iMacIntel.

This morning the duplication was not completed and the sparse image had grown to 145GB while the source is only 22GB. I must also say that before launching the duplication yesteraday the sparse image was compressed the it's minimum size using this script:

do shell script "hdiutil compact " & quoted form of filesPath

What could have been wrong ? Thanks in advance.


Robert Lespérance


P.S. While the compression is running how can I monitor by script if the sparse image file is still busy being compressed ? ]]> General rlesperance http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5978 Device Not Configured http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5977&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:35 GMT I am running 10.6.2 on an iMac and using SD 2.6.2.

The task is to backup 'iTunes' to 'iTunes Backup'. The source is pretty big so I expected the initial run to be lengthy. All went well for an hour or so, with about 20G or so copied, and then SD said:

|
| 10:39:21 PM | Info | /Volumes/itunes/Desktop
| 10:39:21 PM | Info | /Volumes/itunes/aperture
| 10:39:21 PM | Info | /Volumes/itunes/.fseventsd
| 10:39:21 PM | Info | Preserving /Volumes/itunes/.fseventsd
| 10:39:21 PM | Info | /Volumes/itunes/Transmission
| 05:10:00 AM | Error | SDCopy: Error copying /Volumes/itunes/Transmission/Stargate.Universe.S01E06.HDTV.XviD-XII.mp4 to /Volumes/iTunes Backup/Transmission/Stargate.Universe.S01E06.HDTV.XviD-XII.mp4 of type 8 due to error 1\n: Device not configured

The backup and source devices are WD myBook external drives. Both have had the latest WD firmware patches installed.

Two questions: notice the time from 1039PM to 510AM. Not sure what was happening.
Second: I wonder what 'device not configured' means?

Michael ]]> General msadesign http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5977 super-duper, usb, and firewire http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5976&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:21:50 GMT can smart updates be done with usb and still be able to boot with firewire or is there anything lost in the translation? can smart updates be done with usb and still be able to boot with firewire or is there anything lost in the translation? ]]> General fells http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5976 Clone, partition for Bootcamp, clone again http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5975&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:04:22 GMT Dave
Good evening. Purchased SD prior to partitioning for Bootcamp, if something went bad I'd have a copy (actually I already did using disk utility but the smart backup in SD meant saving spindle tuns). First clone went well. Partition went well. Windows thru Fusion works (noticed I said works and not well, it is Windows after all). Finally, some days later I decided to update my clone. The second (update) clone seems to be taking as long as the original. Why is that? Did SD recognize the change in Mac HD size (small due to Bootcamp pilfer)? Is there a selection I needed to have made for smart update to have worked?
Thanks
BillNav ]]> General fletchwin http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5975 Failed to Mount Image (hdiutil: operation not supported) http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5974&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:38:24 GMT Running 2.6.2 on 10.6.1, attempting to backup all files to a sparse bundle on a NAS volume that has wide open read/write permissions. In SD I'm getting "Failed to Mount Daniel_Macbook_Image." The log shows the following:

Quote:
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | SuperDuper!, 2.6.2 (87), path: /Applications/SuperDuper!.app, Mac OS 10.6.1 build 10B504 (i386)
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Started on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:28 PM
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Source Volume: Macintosh HD, mount: /, device: /dev/disk0s2, media: TOSHIBA MK2553GSX, interconnect: Internal SATA, file system: "Journaled HFS+", OS: 10.6.1 (10B504), capacity: 249.72 GB, used: 182.49 GB, directories: 209601, files: 714320, ejectable: NO, ACLs: Enabled
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Target Image: /Volumes/Volume_1/Daniel/Image/Daniel_MacBook_Image.sparsebundle, name: Daniel_MacBook_Image
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Copy Mode : Smart Update
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Copy Script : Backup - all files.dset
| 10:28:14 PM | Info | Transcript : BuildTranscript.plist
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | PHASE: 1. Prepare to Copy Files
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ...ACTION: Preparing Macintosh HD
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Verifying the integrity of volinfo.database
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | volinfo.database OK
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Enabling permissions on Macintosh HD
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | Refreshing Disk Arbitration ...
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Verifying that permissions are enabled for Macintosh HD
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | Permissions on '/' are enabled.
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ...ACTION: Mounting Daniel_MacBook_Image
| 10:28:15 PM | Info | ......COMMAND => Preparing Daniel_MacBook_Image
| 10:29:05 PM | Info | hdiutil: create failed - Operation not supported
| 10:29:05 PM | Error | ****FAILED****: result=256 errno=22 (Unknown error: 0)
Can someone give me the full hdiutil command for this so I can run it in a terminal session to get more error data? I think if I do that it will tell me more information about why the create failed.

BTW I've tried the same operation with an external USB drive and it got past the creating image stage.

Kind regards,

Daniel ]]> General flashkube http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5974 Comparing size of back up to computer HD http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5973&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:01:14 GMT I just did a BU (smart update) from my computer HD to a BU HD. I went to Disk Utility and noticed a difference in size and files between the two. Computer HD is bigger and has more files. is this normal etc. Thanks, John I just did a BU (smart update) from my computer HD to a BU HD. I went to Disk Utility and noticed a difference in size and files between the two. Computer HD is bigger and has more files. is this normal etc.
Thanks,
John ]]> General johngrussell http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5973 Using my computer while doing a backup http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5972&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:59 GMT I am doing an erase and copy as I write this. With more than 300 gigs to copy across, it is going to take several hours to finish. As my time is important, I am continuing to use my computer, writing emails, making documents etc., as it backs up. The next time I do a backup it will be a Smart... I am doing an erase and copy as I write this. With more than 300 gigs to copy across, it is going to take several hours to finish. As my time is important, I am continuing to use my computer, writing emails, making documents etc., as it backs up.

The next time I do a backup it will be a Smart Update. Will all the new files etc., that I make WHILE the current backup is running, be correctly recognized as not yet backed up, and thus be updated during the Smart Update?

Thanks in advance! ]]> General Peace Freak http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5972 Using SuperDuper by Connecting Pismo to eMac via Firewire - Help? http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5971&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:56:55 GMT Hi all,

I'm very unsure of how to use SuperDuper for the first time. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Just got a Pismo laptop. The seller recommended backing up the system via SuperDuper just in case something goes wrong. I run OS10.4 on the Pismo.

I also read on SuperDupers info that I will need to back up to a Firewire device in order to make a bootable backup. Within that info, it said it would be okay to connect two computers via firewire cable (my pismo OS 10.4 and emac 10.3.9?) and back up that way.

Questions:
Can they have two different OS's? (my pismo OS 10.4 and emac 10.3.9?)

If my Pismo HD dies, and I have to put in a new HD someday, can I use the backup I made to set up the replacement drive?

The drive on my eMac isn't partitioned. Is this a problem?

(Am waiting to hear from a user's group about which firewire cable to buy to fit between my Pismo and eMac)

Thank you for any help you can offer ! ]]> General Chirpy http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5971 Restore from Sparse http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5969&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:44 GMT I have my backup sparse image mounted and trying to RESTORE in disk utility to my harddrive. I selelct the SOURCE (the mounted sparse) but can no select the DESTINATION (it won't let me add it to the field in disk utility) Is it because I am starting off the Hardrive? Do I need to reformat and divide it into 2 partitions? THanks for help, Im sure there is an easy answer im jstmissing. ]]> General joe68 http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5969 Not Sure How SuperDuper Fits into This Situation http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5968&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:42:52 GMT Hi!

I've been backing up with SuperDuper once a week for several years now. But I haven't really needed a backup until now, and I'm not sure how to use it.

Long story short, my macbook (snow leopard) froze, I restarted it, and now it won't go past the gray screen (it just spins and spins). I've been going by this support page:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570

I've done safe mode, reset PRAM, and used disk utility which found nothing. I'm now at Archive and Install, or Erase and Install.

I realize that SuperDuper isn't responsible for mac support and I won't hold you responsible if my macbook blows up, but I was curious if I should go with Erase and Install over Archive and Install since I have a complete copy of my hard drive on an exterior drive thanks to SuperDuper.

And if the answer is Erase and Install, how exactly do I do that? Do I install a fresh OS using Snow Leopard, and then use SuperDuper? Or can I just use the SuperDuper copy and get it on my macbook somehow. Since I've never used a SuperDuper backup, I have no idea how to use it.

Again, I'm sorry I'm so confused, but any help or pointing in the right direction would be very appreciated. ]]> General Courtney http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5968 Super Duper Sux http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5967&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:51:02 GMT My super duper continues to fail every time. I have troubleshooted it so many times I am beginning to regret even getting it in the first place.
I can't even call them for help.
Is there anyone out there that could possibly walk me through this so I can finally get it up and running.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I am beyond frustrated.
-Lola K. ]]> General lolak33 http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5967 Open Encrypted Sparsebundle http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5966&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:58 GMT I've been able to restore all of my data from my user accounts that didn't use FileVault but I'm having a problem accessing the data that is in the home directory of the user that had FileVault enabled.

When I open my SuperDuper Backup - I can see my data for all users. When I go to the home directory of the user that had FileVault enabled there is a single sparsebundle. When I try to open it - I get prompted for a password. The password that I know was the users PW does not work.

Am I missing something? ]]> General beaker http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5966