Automatic backup/update in LAN

[Myles]

Is there an applescript or third party software that will make auto back-up/update in my LAN possible? I'm planning to dedicate a Mac just for file storage/back-ups. Maybe an old G3/G4 with a couple of 120gb hd.

Is it possible to have a folder in every Mac in the network, where one can just dump the files for backup there and it will automagically be copied/updated to the dedicated backup mac?

TIA.

[Edited on 6-18-2004 by Myles]

[tdbur]

While I can't tell you exactly how to do it I do know it would be possible. Saw on techtv(during the leo days) he used a script to backup to a file. Its not an applescript but a script written in terminal then added to the chron tab to run automatically. I'm sure there are others here with more knowledge that could give more exact details.

[Dinkydoo]

Hi Myles,

There is a back-up application called Restrospect 6 that you may want to consider for your needs. Find more informaton about them here.

dingkydoo

[Edited on 18-6-04 by Dinkydoo]

[Edited on 18-6-04 by Dinkydoo]

[piedad]

I use SilverKeeper ... works with Microsoft / Linux server, you can have multiple backup sets, automated scheduled backup ... and it is FREE! From Lacie.

[zChris]

I use Chronosync (www.econtechnologies.com). Cool app that syncs files between two machines, either windows or Mac. It is mainly used for sync but you can use it to backup folders as well. Good thing about this is that since its a two-way sync, then any changes made on the backup will automatically be synced to the source.

I use this because i have a two computer work setup with a desktop at work and the Mac. So I work on the desktop in the office but need to have access to the latest ver of files when I am mobile on the Mac.

I am thinking of using this also for my music collection, where I have a 120 GB HD in my PC at home with 40 gigs of music and just want to keep a subset of that on the Mac and ipod.

You can setup scheduled syncs, rules, and can have multiple sync operations to different machines or folders, etc.

Pretty fast pa but you would need to manually copy the first set of files across and you can sync the two directories after.

[Edited on 6-18-2004 by zChris]

[directX]

Just run rsync -- make sure that you have rsync on the other end, of course.