What was the backup app that put a HD contents on floppies? How do I restore to UAE?

[Starglider]

Hi, I have a load of floppies that represent a backup done with an Amiga app, of my then hard disk.  It was unusual because the app would allow you to update the backup just by asking for floppies that held the data that had changed.  E.g. if I had saved new versions of files that were stored on floppies 3, 6, 12, 18, 22, the backup app would ask me to insert only those 5 floppies in order to update the hard disk backup.

1) Anyone remember the name of that app?
2) How would I use that app and an external Amiga drive, to restore that backup set onto a virtual UAE hard disk, to run under the emulator?

[Starglider]

Thanks guys. I'll let you know.

[Starglider]

there is a software_only solution for reading Amiga diskettes, if you got two floppy drives, Disk2FDI :
http://winuaehelp.back2roots.org/started/pcamitrans.htm

there's also a simple hack using a wire to parallel port, but cannot remember how its called.

edit: http://www.lemonamiga.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=79720&sid=db6dd3ed251afeb9ed2c047e8f197bf2

Really great advice, thank you!  Unfortunately the second link to the hack doesn't actually reveal the hack.  Can't seem to find it anywhere :-/

[Starglider]

Now you've got me salivating to do the same. Sadly I won't be able to get to my parents' attic for a couple of months.

[Starglider]

Well done!  From his description it sounds a little temperamental.

First therefore I'm going to try Disk2FDI, because I need a second drive anyway to restore some old Apple ][e disks (if I can find them), and you can use a 5 1/4" drive as the second floppy with Disk2FDI (it doesn't actually use the disk, it just needs a second drive controller).

Thanks for all the help, and happy new year!  And also, happy Easter!  

[Starglider]

Just to update this thread, I finally got the old Amiga from the attic. The memory expansion battery was corroded, so it wouldn't start, but removing the expansion resulted in a perfectly working A500!

The backup program turned out to be ABackup. I will soon start converting the floppies to ADF files, to feed into UAE.

Thanks for the tips.