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Can you give me a quick run-down of Impression's features and capabilities?

Yes, here you go:

  • Full, incremental and differential backups.
  • Back up files and folders to restorable, pax-based archives ('imps') or to plain, Finder-readable file archives.
  • Back up to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW and disk images on any mounted hard disk (i.e. - iPod, FireWire drive, Network server, etc.)
  • Multi-session disc burning offers 'write until full' capabilities for supported optical disc formats to reduce disc waste when running multiple small or incremental backups.
  • Encrypt disk images with AES-128 disk encryption and keep your passwords stored safely in the OS X Keychain.
  • Compress disk images for local archive storage.
  • MD5 file checksum validation to ensure accuracy of data operations.
  • Segment large files between two optical discs, or optionally disable this feature to produce plain readable file-copy archives.
  • 'Root' user runtime authority to avoid permissions issues.
  • Powerful grep-based regex filename pattern exclusion system.
  • Bookmarked session management system.
  • Preflight system to verify, check validity and estimate backup routines.
  • Preservation of all Macintosh HFS/HFS+ file and Spotlight meta-data.
  • The ability to back up hidden and system files.
  • CD-RW/DVD-RW disc erasing utility.
  • Full, detailed logging of all application actions.
  • Restore individual files from 'imps' archives (pax-based) back in place, or to a location of your choosing.
  • Choose to overwrite or leave existing files in place during restoration.
  • Restore UNIX files with original permissions.
  • Provide you with a streamlined, beautiful UI to accomplish these tasks.

ImpsAnswer 101, last modified: 2006.02.06


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