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Knox - Backing Up Questions
binaryeric
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Why is Knox required to back up its own vaults? Does Knox use Sparsebundles or Sparseimages?
If it uses Sparseimages I can understand why Time Machine would be a poor backup method, but why not use Sparsebundles in that case?
If it uses Sparsebundles, then why not use Time Machine?
Thanks,
Eric
If it uses Sparseimages I can understand why Time Machine would be a poor backup method, but why not use Sparsebundles in that case?
If it uses Sparsebundles, then why not use Time Machine?
Thanks,
Eric
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Eric
Sparsebundles, and someone else will need to answer the latter portion, sorry :smile:Flag 0 -
[quote name='binaryeric']Does Knox use Sparsebundles or Sparseimages?[/quote]
I think (didn't actually check) that it depends on your setting in the Advanced Options: Compatibility "10.5" (makes sparebundle) or "10.4 and Later" (makes spareimages).
[quote name='binaryeric']If it uses Sparsebundles, then why not use Time Machine?[/QUOTE]
Not always I have Time Machine (which I use to backup my whole drive). Some times I like to keep a backup of a single item (one vault) in another location (e.g. Dropbox, or another mounted server).Flag 0 -
Good point Locker
I forgot about SuperDuper allowing me to choose either and then telling me bundles for 10.5. - 10.6 and images for 10.4 etc, the only reason I mention this is because thats the only place I can sort of validate your statement. :wink: I also didnt try to create a new vault guess I could brb.Flag 0 -
Yes just checked
10.4 = image
10.5+ = bundleFlag 0 -
Ahh... I have 65 GBs in 14 vaults... so that isn't an option for me. :)Flag 0
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[quote name='binaryeric']Ahh... I have 65 GBs in 14 vaults... so that isn't an option for me. :)[/QUOTE]
If space on Dropbox is the issue, you can backup only the very very very important (and not too big) vaults.
If time is the issue, and you use sparsebundles, I think it would take long time only the first time. After that, the backup will be only for the modified bundles. (Am I correct about that?)Flag 0 -
[quote name='Locker']If space on Dropbox is the issue, you can backup only the very very very important (and not too big) vaults.
If time is the issue, and you use sparsebundles, I think it would take long time only the first time. After that, the backup will be only for the modified bundles. (Am I correct about that?)[/QUOTE]
Time Machine should pickup only the changed "bands" (of course something semi-large in the vault could span many bands too so frequent updates would be an impact). I don't have any empirical data on if Dropbox is smart like that as well.Flag 0
