14 DAY TRIAL // Did you backup your data today? No matter the answer, you should find some time to try something new when you can, and when you can also buy this program for almost half the price...why not?
Today's promo at MacUpdate is offering SmartBackup 2.0 for 9.99$, 49% less than the usual retail price of 19.50$. This program comes as a Universal Binary compatible with both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs, and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later to run (version 10.4 is required for Spotlight support). These being said, let's check this program's features now, shall we?
SmartBackup comes as an alternative to backing up the entire hard drive, providing an easy way to backup and restore your files. This program is very easy to use, and choosing the files to backup is a piece of cake. The idea is to only save those files that you really need, excluding those already available on the Mac OS X install DVD. The locations to use for backing up files can be a folder on your hard drive or a network share-point.
SmartBackup allows you to use Spotlight's "Saved Searches" as backup items, so you can back'em up or exclude them from being backed up as you wish.
In case of emergency, there's no need to press countless buttons, because one is enough. All you have to do is reselect your backup with SmartBackup and restore your lost files with a single click!
If you want to run backups from the command line, then nothing stops you, because SmartBackup has no problem with that, and if you're crazy about automating tasks, you can use iCal to launch SmartBackup when you need it, no matter if you're away from the computer at that time.
Although there are 21 hours to go until MacUpdate's promo expires, there's no need to hurry! This program is also available as a shareware version, with family (34$) and student (10$) licenses available.