Re: Archiver reliability

[Robert Rivkin <rrivkin@umbc.edu>]

On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Greg J. Buchner wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Oct 1997 pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote:
> 
> > How reliable is Archiver?
> > 
> > I have volume compressed backups of HFS and ProDOS partitions
> > and I've heard of scarry rumors.  Are they true?
> 
> From personal experience, I'd say that Archiver is very unreliable.
> 
> Back when 6.0.1 first came out, that's what I used to back up important
> info off of my HD...and then found out it wouldn't restore some files
> (mostly large ones if I remember correctly).
> 
> I have noticed the same problem with Salvation Bakkup 2.0.  Unfortunately,
> there doesn't seem to be anything else I'd use...ProSel 16 is out as
> it only backs up to floppy...I currently back up to my Mac into a file
> (usually overnight) and then put that resulting file onto a DAT tape.
> 
> Is there any other program that would allow me to do this, backing
> up two ProDOS and one HFS volume unattended?
> 
> Greg B.
> 
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The fastest and most reliable solution is to get a zip or other
removable-cartridge drive and back up your partitions onto it.  It takes a
few seconds to copy, and is always ready/bootable.