02-17-2007, 02:44 PM
matt,
Had the same issue bazookaman speaks of happen to multiple Mac set ups across several different office locations. He's not forgetting to set it right, the program is forgetting his preferences. I'd also had other troubles with retrospect and the reliability of backups for other flubs, but this one rang the memory bell.
I'm not saying that it doesn't work for anyone; I know some people love it. Personally, one of the reasons I switched was that I wanted/needed clone-type backups rather than proprietary (whether or not Retro does this now is moot; it didn't way back when or didn't make it easy enough to use).
So, yeah, I'm with bazooka in blaming Retro. Much like a number of other programs, it faced no competition for so long it got bloated and sloppy, and when it tried to fix itself too many had already jumped ship. I don't use it, don't recommend it, and recommend that people consider other options if they are using it.
Had the same issue bazookaman speaks of happen to multiple Mac set ups across several different office locations. He's not forgetting to set it right, the program is forgetting his preferences. I'd also had other troubles with retrospect and the reliability of backups for other flubs, but this one rang the memory bell.
I'm not saying that it doesn't work for anyone; I know some people love it. Personally, one of the reasons I switched was that I wanted/needed clone-type backups rather than proprietary (whether or not Retro does this now is moot; it didn't way back when or didn't make it easy enough to use).
So, yeah, I'm with bazooka in blaming Retro. Much like a number of other programs, it faced no competition for so long it got bloated and sloppy, and when it tried to fix itself too many had already jumped ship. I don't use it, don't recommend it, and recommend that people consider other options if they are using it.