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

[orange]

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?

2) I'd make .adf of floppies and 'feed' the backup utility running in UAE. first configure the UAE with at least two virtual hdd drives.

what is the extension of files in backup diskettes?

[orange]

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

[orange]

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 :-/

finally found it:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050312014542/http://home.t-online.de/home/ChristianK./adr-project/index-e.html



BTW, Happy New Year!