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Backup Simplicity - 3.0.2

automatic daily bootable backups

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All Time:	(3.2)
Version 3.0.2:	(2.0)
Selected Version:	3.0.2
Release Date:	2006-04-06
License:	Update
Downloads (version 3.0.2):	1,019
Downloads (all versions):	11,388
Price:	$49.95

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Product Description:

Backup Simplicity is a set-and-forget backup utility. It makes a daily bootable backup of your OS X system disk to another directly-connected IDE or FireWire disk. It makes the backup even if you're logged out, or the computer is sleeping. It will save a history of old versions of your files, to the extent of available disk space, and keep a copy of that history on your system disk for safekeeping.

What's new in this version:

This update is free for anyone with a license purchased within the last two years; otherwise, a license renewal must be purchased.
Fixed a problem which can cause an upgrade from a previous version to be more difficult than it should be.
For a more complete version history, click here.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.3 or higher - Tiger Compatible
Second IDE or external FireWire or USB 2.0 (USB only on Intel Macs) disk
Intel Ready, Universal Binary

Feedback Summary:

Version 3.0.2:
Overall Rating:	(2.0)	Features:	(2.0)	Support:	(2.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(1.0)	Price:	(2.0)

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Highly recommended - Version: 3.0.4, 3/26/2007 12:52PM PST

Ken Lanxner

I have been using Backup Simplicity for over 2 years. It works flawlessly day after day. I have been saved more than once when my primary hard drive crashed but I had an exact clone on my backup drive thanks to this software. I have complete confidence in it.

Not reliable - Version: 3.0.2, 10/23/2006 02:19PM PST

BernMac

I have used version 2.x for about a year and recently 3.02. BSIMP has stopped working on my system. The background process simply quits after about 2 hours into the backup. I have had to return to good ole Carbon Copy Cloner.

I cannot believe it is this difficult to make a reliable and fail-safe backup solution...

Not impressive - Version: 3.0.2, 4/6/2006 08:19PM PST

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Xeater

I tried 'Simplicity out, but went back to SuperDuper!. There's just no comparison, and SuperDuper! is only $30.

I had been using CarbonCopyCloner, but since it is no longer under devlopment, I don't trust it for critical backups. I also tried out iBackup, but found the interface annoying and it wasn't very configurable.

Since I own a tower, price is very important to me. If I'm going to spend $50 on backup software, why not just slip in a RAID card for true backup simplicity?