Hi,
I would like to know the best software to use to back up files.
I have a large music collection which currently sits on my Mac Mini, I would like to set up a weekly back up that checks what files are new and only copies the new files. these files will be then copied to a 3TB USB3 hard drive.
If anyones knows of free software than will do this please let me know
Cheers
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 2.6 GHz i7
Time Machine, (it is already on your Mac)
Open System Preferences>Time Machine to set it up.
I've already got time machine running to a 500GB hard drive, I want a secondary back up of just my music.
But unlike time machine I don't want it to keep taking copies till it fills the hard drive, only want it to have one copy and update new files.
This is late, but Time Machine does the original back up then it updates the back ups. It does not do full, complete backups each and every time. You can set a second backup system in Time Machine. Click on Time Machine > Open Time Machine Preferences > Select Disk.
Both Csound1 and kmsimspson2000 are right. Essentially, Time Machine already does what you want. You can also use the Options screen to select items you want to exclude from the backup, including folders and even drives.
If I was you I would just get Time Machine to start backing up to your 3TB hard drive, as the 500GB one you're using almost certainly isn't large enough to cater to your needs. You could also choose to partition your 3TB drive (using Disk Utility) and then select only one of those partitions for your Time Machine backups and use the other one for an external drive.
Clone - Carbon Copy Cloner (Often recommended as it has more features than some others)
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Backing up files
