[WinMac] Re: copying MacOS files
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:05:47 -0500
At 11:04 AM 3/25/99 -0500, John wrote:
>I would recommend the backup software solution. In addition to UltraBac,
>Legato and ArcServe will do the job, as will Retrospect.
Yes, but there is a free 45 day demo for UltraBac! :)
Actually, I prefer using an external hard drive: It's faster since it's a
direct SCSI copy.
>john
>
>"Daniel L. Schwartz" wrote:
>>
>> Since Services for Macintosh (SFM) can only store Mac files on
an NTFS
>> volume, you need to preserve the dual streams of NTFS. This means that you
>> can NOT move dual fork Mac files from one NT box directly to another *over
>> a LAN*
>>
>> You have 3 choices on moving these Mac files:
>>
>> 1) Copying them to a Mac then back to the second server;
>>
>> 2) Using a removable hard drive formatted to NTFS... Or an
external hard
>> drive... Or a hot swap module;
>>
>> 3) Using a tape backup and restore... Either NT's backup or
UltraBac will
>> properly store both NTFS streams. I can't vouch for the other 3rd party
>> backup software doing this.
>>
>> Depending on the number of files as well as the total size,
method 1 is
>> the no-brainer. But beware: As you get into the thousands of files the time
>> taken can stretch into an overnight run...
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Dan
>>
>
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