DuplicationArchiving Software

Duplication+Archiving Software

The following applications offer both duplication and archiving features. Table 3, "Duplication+Archiving Software Feature Comparison," provides further detail about each one.

Backup Simplicity 3.0 (www.qdea.com; $50)

Data Backup 2.1 (www.prosofteng.com; $59)

Déjà Vu 3.2 (propagandaprod.com; $25)

Personal Backup X4 (www.intego.com; $70)

Retrospect Desktop 6.1 (www.emcinsignia.com; downloadable, $119; boxed, $129; upgrade from Express, $55)

Retrospect Express (www.emcinsignia.com; free with selected third-party hard drives; also included in Allume's $99 CheckIt bundle, www.allume.com/mac/checkit/)

RsyncX 2.1 (http://archive.macosxlabs.org/rsyncx/; free)

Synchronize Pro X 5.0 (www.qdea.com; $100)

Synk Pro 6, Synk Standard, Synk Backup (www.decimus.net; $45, $35, and $25 respectively)

Tri-Backup 4.0 (www.tri-edre.com; $49)