Forum: General
10-24-2005, 07:41 PM
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Sorry, I not be following something.
Let's...
Sorry, I not be following something.
Let's say I want to do a full, uncompressed, back up of all files on the hard drive on one computer. I have (or can get) a very good idea of how much space is...
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Forum: General
10-21-2005, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 61,480
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Forum: General
10-21-2005, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,294
I don't quite follow you. I don't understand...
I don't quite follow you. I don't understand about the "guessing high" on a sparse image vs. "when actually "testing" for size".
Let's say you are doing a complete backup of a drive. If you know...
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Forum: General
10-21-2005, 05:27 PM
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Space estimate for disk image backup?
Now I am confused! Is this correct for making a DMG backup:
1. SD! makes a complete copy of the original to a sparse image. So, with the exception of any space saved by de-fragmenting the files on...
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Forum: General
10-20-2005, 11:05 PM
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Views: 61,480
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Forum: General
10-20-2005, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,294
Sparse Image before DMG - check space before DMG?
SD! appears to make a sparse image before it makes the DMG image. Since the size of the sparse image is known before the DMG image is created, could SD! check the space available before starting the...
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Forum: General
10-20-2005, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,294
Disk Utility for sparse images?
Thanks for the clarification. I thought from the FAQ here:
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81
that SD! did not create sparse images (independently of DMG images).
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Forum: General
10-20-2005, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 61,480
Sparse image from aborted DMG backup?
I tried to back up a drive containing about 7 GB to a drive that had about 12.5 GB free. To make the final DMG disk image SD! first makes a sparse image, then makes a DMG image from the sparse image....
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Forum: General
10-20-2005, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 31,294
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