[DM-MUG] Question on Backup Scheme

[CW Smith]

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On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Alan Maupin wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I recently installed a firewire HD enclosure and configured it with
> dual 1.5 TB drives configured as JBOD.  The purpose of the enclosure
> is to store Final Cut DV editing projects on one 1.5 TB drive and
> provide a redundant copy on the other drive.
>
> I want to backup one drive to the other daily. I only want to backup
> the files that have changed and I want the backup to mirror the
> original exactly.  Ultimately if one drive malfunctions I want a copy
> ready to continue.
>
> I don't want to use Software RAID mirroring because I read that it can
> affect the data throughput performance since files are being written
> twice, and  don't want to use Timemachine since it's already used to
> backup my systems drive.
>
> Would Carbon Copy Cloner be a good alternative for this backup scheme?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
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