MimMac - 1.10

After another interaction with Benjamin, I can tell you he really cares about his users. I bought a new computer and again ran into licensing trouble but Benjamin had me sorted out within 12 hours.

MimMac also handles packages well (iPhoto, Aperture generate packages into the hundreds of Gigabytes), treating them as folders so you only have to update the files which have changed not the whole database (minutes instead of days of copying).

MimMac is the only affordable high quality sync tool available on OS X. SuperDuper! is the way to go for volume backup but SuperDuper! doesn't handle folders or partial drives well and won't do two way syncing at all.

MimMac and SuperDuper! are a killer combination though.

I've since bought another license to support the developer's efforts with MimMac, despite our rocky start.

What's even better is the licensing scheme will be changed so that your license will continue to work even if Ascendent Softworks disappears (hopefully not!).

All that's left on my wishlist for MimMac is dry run preview of two-way syncing.

I own 2 copies of MM which were activated on different hardware. I wanted to re-activate on my current hardware. I contacted the developer via email and got a reply within 10 minutes to try my re-activation (which BTW was successful ...)

So yes.... It took me 1 min of effort to contact the developer.... 10 minutes later, I was registered.

Unlike the rant above ....which must have taken 10 times the effort...


And I agree.... with the previous comment.... "lecturing the developer" ...hilarious!!!

Some guy lower down is praising Benjamin for the 19 emails to resolve licensing issues. Frankly I'd be really pissed off at him for wasting my time. It looks like my turn has come.

Well, I've had to reformat my hard drive and MimMac is refusing my serial number (via the obnoxious esellerate engine). Contact MimMac support they say.

If every program I had demanded that I contact the developer on a reinstall, I'd have to quit my job and play full time tech support to these developers and computer.

This kind of pointless hassle is the best argument for FOSS and Linux.

Benjamin - get a clue.

You priced your software right. Legitimate users won't pirate it at this price.

So make it easy for us. Use a less hassle-intensive license scheme.

I will actually look for other backup-sync software. I recommend you do the same.

Of the candidates, Sync seems to be most free of this heavy handed licensing hassle. Do not, I repeat, do not go anywhere near spyware Synchronize!Pro X which actually installs background parasite-ware on your computer every time it runs.

I have two essential folders on my PB: Current Projects which I sync daily to my dot-Mac volume, and a big Documents file that I archive quarterly with Apple Backup. For the daily task I have been unhappy with FoldersSynchronizer, which is slow and insists on copying irrelevant files. (Users should make up their own minds about FS -- it's not a bad program.) I looked at the available alternatives, and liked what I saw about MimMac. I tried the trial version, it synched perfectly in a few minutes -- VERY fast, and with no errors. I did have a question about the interface (my only MimMac quibble), and author Benjamin Timm at Ascendant Softworks answered it quickly and accurately. Superb support, and kudos to Ben! At Ben's suggestion, it's best to list all your source/destination syncs in the Main Window (I have 4 each day), then name them ALL as a single set. They will load automatically if you choose, and then you can sync one or all, as you wish. I haven't tried MimMac's bootable clone feature, but that should be a superb attribute. I understand that Ben plans an interface update that will help the GUI. But as I say, that's a small quibble. This program and it's multiple options appear to work without a hitch. I'm a very satisfied customer, and only $10 poorer for the experience.