Where is HDBackup?

[LoadWB]

I have never used this utilitiy, but from what I've read I think I would like to give it a try.  Only I cannot find it in OS3.9.

[Matt_H]

It was removed from later versions of the OS, possibly because it was pretty bad. Not DiskDoctor bad, but of a quality not on par with the rest of the system.

Direct copy via Workbemch/Shell/DOpus to your backup medium is probably better. I'm sure Aminet has more dedicated backup tools.

[orange]

Quarterback seems to have been popular (commercial) tool for backuping. Don't know how it would handle large HDDs, SFS, PFS..

[pVC]

Best way to backup is to have second HD and copy all stuff there exactly as it is.

in shell:
copy source:#? destination: all clone

clone option makes copy to preserve dates and protection bits etc. That means that every file is exactly the same on backup as on original place.

You can also add "quiet" option there, if you don't want to see output of every copied file. Destination can also be directory, of course.. so you can make own dir for each partition for example. Or you can make backup HD bootable and in error situation you can just boot working system from it.

[orange]

It might be a good idea to make a very large archive of whole HDD, like
use lha with -a -r -x -e options. Just don't forget to write somewhere partition labels.

[pjhutch]

I think it appeared with WB 2 but not in later versions of WB.
I used Quarterback tool for backup for ages and its recommended.

There are much better backup tools on Aminet. See:
http://www.aminet.net/search.php?path=disk/bakup

[pVC]

I wonder how Quarterback will handle new filesystems with long filenames etc? It's been at least 10 years since I last used it.. and then only backed up to floppies, which certainly is out of question nowadays.

Diavolo 2000 is good more modern backup program, at least good for DAT:s.

But still I think that the best way is to use that other HD What could be more easier than be able to boot system from backup HD when needed. No need ot keep backup-program on bootable floppy disk or similar

[LoadWB]

Normally I use lzx to make drive backups.  Compression just seems to take a while.  For that matter, I guess I could just use lha or lzx without compression to make a single-file backup.

Good questions on the alternative file systems, though.  I use ntbackup extensively on Windows systems -- it works very well considering.  I'd like to have something of that nature.  I've also been thinking of ditching the Zip drive and putting a Travan or DAT drive in its place.  Fun stuff to play with, I think.