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From: Cliff Story
Subject: Cliff's Permanent Backup Program 1.0.2
CPBP (Cliff's Permanent Backup Program) is a backup utility for Mac OS. It was
developed on a Power Mac running Mac OS 8.6 but it should run on any Macintosh,
68K or PPC, running Mac OS 7.5 or later.
CPBP backs up the disks, folders and files that you choose, saving the data in
archive files. It also writes an index file, which tells it where in
the archive
each file is stored. Once a file is backed up, the archive copy is
never changed
or deleted; thus the name, Cliff's Permanent Backup Program.
This permanent backup has two consequences:
First, when you restore files, there may be multiple versions of a file in the
archive, and you can choose the version you want to restore. You can also use
CPBP to archive rarely-used files, delete them from your hard disk, and restore
them when you need them.
Second, because archive files are never modified, you can write them to CD or
DVD. This is the feature I wrote CPBP to obtain! I wanted the permanence of CD
backup, together with the convenience of a backup program.
CPBP does all you expect a backup program to do: it will back up all disks
mounted on your desktop, including AppleShare volumes; it will back up only
those disks, folders and files you select in a simple Finder-like list window;
it will do incremental backups, archiving only those files that have changed
since the last backup; and it restores files that you choose in another Finder-
like list window.
CPBP also does interrupted backups. You can interrupt a backup before it
finishes, and resume it sometime later, and CPBP will pick it up exactly where
it left off. This is particularly useful if you're backing up to CD.
CPBP is copyright, but I grant a free license to anyone who likes it and wants
to use it. It's a gift! And you may pass it on, provided you (1) pass on the
Stuffit archive unchanged and complete, and not bits and pieces; and (2) don't
charge for the software, or for any disks on which it appears, without my
permission. To get permission, just send me an email, describe what you want to
do, and I'll almost always say "yes".
CPBP home page: http://www.geocities.com/permanentbackup
Online manual: http://www.geocities.com/permanentbackup/Manual