Backup Simplicity 3.0.3
October 22, 2006

Please note: Qdea publishes and supports only the current version of Backup Simplicity. If you want to keep using an older version, you may — but keep a backup. Qdea does not provide old versions.

Installation

To install Backup Simplicity:

1. Drag the "Backup Simplicity" folder to your Applications folder.
2. Open the "Backup Simplicity" folder.
3. Open the "Backup Simplicity" application - it has a green leaf icon.

Getting Started

To get started:

1. Open the "Backup Simplicity" application - it has a green leaf icon.
2. Read the description.
3. Get a serial number - either for a free 7-day limited-time demo, or purchase a license.
4. Install the software.
5. If you have a problem with your first backup, please restart your computer and try it again.

Uninstall

To uninstall Backup Simplicity:

1. Open the Backup Simplicity application - it has a green leaf icon.
2. Use the File menu to choose "Uninstall".

More Information

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) and their answers are available on the Qdea web site at the URL

http://www.qdea.com/pages/pages-bs/bs10.html 

Version History

Version 3.0.3  October 22, 2006

• Fixed a problem which could cause a crash on Intel Macs.

Version 3.0.2  April 6, 2006

• Fixed a problem which can cause an upgrade from a previous version to be more difficult than it should be.

Version 3.0.1  April 3, 2006

• Fixed a problem which cause Backup Simplicity to be opened for every backup. It should only be opened when an error occurs.

• Fixed a problem which could cause the computer to wake from sleep even if daily backups are not enabled.

Version 3.0  March 20, 2006

• Added support for Macs with Intel processors.

• Added an explanation for why a disk doesn't appear if the disk has a DOS format. Backup Simplicity backs up only to disks with a "Mac OS Extended" format.

Version 2.0.2  June 20, 2005

• Fixed a problem which, on some computers, caused Backup Simplicity to require its serial number to be entered every time the user logged out.

Version 2.0.1  June 1, 2005

• Fixed a problem on Tiger which could cause Backup Simplicity to appear to not be installed after restarting the computer.

• Added a warning when a USB disk is chosen as the backup disk. OS X does not start up from USB disks.

Version 2.0  May 4, 2005

• Added support for Tiger. Extended attributes are now copied on Tiger.

Version 1.1.4  August 18, 2004

• Fixed an install problem which occurred on some installations of OS X.

• Fixed a problem which could cause a hang while making space on the destination disk.

• Fixed a problem in setting non-overlapped reads and writes.

Version 1.1.3  April 4, 2004

• Added a fix for a condition which could cause the backup disk to not be found, when it has been repeatedly disconnected and reconnected.

• Fixed a problem which could cause Backup Simplicity to be opened when restarting the computer.

• Changed the license terms to be the same as Synchronize! Pro X.

Version 1.1.2  February 16, 2004

• Fixed an install problem which could result in backups not running after restarting the computer.

• Added support for multiple languages.

Version 1.1.1  February 4, 2004

• Fixed a problem which could prevent correct installation when installing from an account without admin privileges.

• Fixed a problem which caused choosing "Copy" from the Edit menu to not work.
 
• Worked around a problem in the FireWire driver on Panther, which can cause a backup to hang.

Version 1.1  December 31, 2003

• Added the ability to keep non-backup files on the backup disk.
 
• Added a warning that the contents of the backup disk will be replaced.

• Fixed a problem which sometimes caused other Login Items to be removed on reinstall.

Version 1.0.5  December 20, 2003

• Eliminated opening Backup Simplicity when restarting the computer.

Version 1.0.4  December 16, 2003

• Fixed a problem with testing "Ignore ownership" on Panther.

Version 1.0.3  December 15, 2003

• Fixed a problem which could prevent a backup from being bootable in some circumstances.

• Fixed a problem on Panther which could cause the backup disk to be unavailable after logging out or restarting the computer.

• Speeded up the folder scan for incremental backups.

Version 1.0.2  December 3, 2003

• Fixed a problem which prevented files removed from the system disk to also be removed from the backup.

Version 1.0.1  November 30, 2003

• Added support for copying the Log.

• Added a warning for an uninstall attempted during the free 7-day demo period.