SimpleBackup is a very simple file backup utility. I wrote it because I wanted a quick-and-easy way to back up all those files that are spread out over the hard disk, in the preferences folder, in the documents folder, certain folders and files in the applications folder, etc... I decided that I didn't want to write a user interface for the utility, so I got the idea of letting the Finder do the work for me by using aliases. The result is a backup program that is actually easy to use! You simply navigate through your hard disk and find the files or entire folders that you want to backup that are buried in the System Folder, Applications, Documents folders etc., and tell SimpleBackup about those files/folders by using aliases. Here is the step-by-step process:
1) Create a folder on Desktop and place a copy of SimpleBackup in the folder
2) Navigate through your hard disk and find the files/folders that you want backed up
3) For each file/folder, make an alias and put it in the just-created folder
(if a folder is specified, the entire folder, including nested folders, will be copied)
4) Open the folder and run SimpleBackup
5) Select destination volume onto which SimpleBackup will copy all the files/folders THIS SHOULD BE ANOTHER HARD DISK or SyQuest, ZIP drive, floppy...
6) Select a new folder name into which the files will be copied - the default is the day's date with a "Backup" suffix
7) Click "Save" and that's it! The files will be copied, very quickly, to the dest volume
Pros: Faster than the Finder, easier to use than commercial backup programs, no cost, free, gratis, no charge, ThankYouWare!!!
Cons: Does not preserve icon locations, does not check to see if there is enough room on the destination volume (I may fix this), limited features (!!)
SimpleBackup is "ThankYouWare". If you find it useful,
