Skip to Main Content
Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fourth Edition
book

Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fourth Edition

by Joe Kissell
September 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
196 pages
5h 43m
English
Take Control Books
Content preview from Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, Fourth Edition

Dealing with Huge Volumes of Data

Some kinds of data are inherently quite voluminous, and therefore have special implications when it comes to backup. I'm thinking primarily of video, audio, and high-resolution photo data.

Video files consume an enormous amount of disk space, and when you're editing a large video project or producing DVDs, the file sizes can become truly staggering. Add HD video content to the mix, and the file sizes balloon even further. Because of the sheer quantity of data you may generate, conventional duplicates and versioned backups may not make the most sense. You're also likely to create numerous intermediate files between the raw footage and the final product, and deciding whether or how to back up that data can be challenging. ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

Integrating Macs into Windows Networks

Guy Hart-Davis
Mac OS X Hacks

Mac OS X Hacks

Kevin Hemenway, Rael Dornfest

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781615420049catalog-pageerrata