Comments on: A dedicated, easy-to-use backup app for Apple Mail and Entourage http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/ Tips and add-ons to make Apple Mail / Mail.app even better Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Email Backup Pro: Simple email backup and restore http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-25986 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Email Backup Pro: Simple email backup and restore Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:09:34 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-25986 [...] Maza Digital has re-released its Email Backup app as a shareware app called Email Backup Pro. [...] [...] Maza Digital has re-released its Email Backup app as a shareware app called Email Backup Pro. [...]

]]> By: matt http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-25827 matt Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:51:10 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-25827 Fair enough, but the other stuff Mail needs is also in ~/Library, thus one can easily incorporate it into a regular backup regime. My setup is to use rsync (called from a daily cron job) backing up all of ~/Library, with an "excludes" file telling rsync to ignore the Caches directory, and maybe a few other directories comprising cached junk from web browsers. I definitely want to back up all of Preferences and Application Support, so all my programs are safe not just Mail.app. It just seems weird to tailor backups to a specific application. Better to back up too much, than too little. Fair enough, but the other stuff Mail needs is also in ~/Library, thus one can easily incorporate it into a regular backup regime. My setup is to use rsync (called from a daily cron job) backing up all of ~/Library, with an “excludes” file telling rsync to ignore the Caches directory, and maybe a few other directories comprising cached junk from web browsers. I definitely want to back up all of Preferences and Application Support, so all my programs are safe not just Mail.app. It just seems weird to tailor backups to a specific application. Better to back up too much, than too little.

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-25650 Tim Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:09:33 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-25650 For starters, including the Mail folder doesn't backup everything that you will need in the event of catastrophe. See further: http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/ For starters, including the Mail folder doesn’t backup everything that you will need in the event of catastrophe. See further:

http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/

]]> By: matt http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-25571 matt Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:18:51 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-25571 What is the advantage of just backing up your mail, as opposed to simply including ~/Library/Mail in your regular backups with all your documents, photos, music, etc.? What is the advantage of just backing up your mail, as opposed to simply including ~/Library/Mail in your regular backups with all your documents, photos, music, etc.?

]]> By: Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Email Backup 1.1 add Thunderbird, Eudora support http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-13719 Hawk Wings » Blog Archive » Email Backup 1.1 add Thunderbird, Eudora support Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:13:53 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-13719 [...] Email Backup, a simple and easy-to-use email backup utility that I posted about just last week, has been updated, adding support for Thunderbird and Eudora. [...] [...] Email Backup, a simple and easy-to-use email backup utility that I posted about just last week, has been updated, adding support for Thunderbird and Eudora. [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-12512 Tim Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:08:50 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-12512 Thanks, Steve. You're quite right. I'll amend the post. Thanks, Steve. You’re quite right. I’ll amend the post.

]]> By: one digital life » Blog Archive » Email Backup http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-12506 one digital life » Blog Archive » Email Backup Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:32:05 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-12506 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...] [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]

]]> By: Steve http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-12497 Steve Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-12497 This program does not copy all the files you recommend to backup in this post: http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/ This program does not copy all the files you recommend to backup in this post:
http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/09/26/backing-up-apple-mail/

]]> By: Jason. http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-12491 Jason. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:05:02 +0000 http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/08/17/a-dedicated-easy-to-use-backup-app-for-apple-mail-and-entourage/#comment-12491 And how does one recover from this backup? Copying files is only half the solution. And how does one recover from this backup? Copying files is only half the solution.

]]>