RipCord Backup

RipCord Backup - use Rsync protocol to backup your files
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  • License:
  • Freeware
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • ripcordbackup.com
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.ripcordbackup.com/Home.html
  • Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • File Size:
  • 4.7 MB

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RipCord Backup Description

RipCord Backup - use Rsync protocol to backup your files RipCord is an useful tool designed to let a normal person use the Rsync protocol to backup their files over the Internet or LAN for free.Normally if someone wanted to backup their files on their Mac using rsync long and cryptic commands must be ran at the terminal line. Ripcord makes this unnecessary and also provides you with more options that you may have not known about or used.What is Rsync?Rsync is a protocol used for transferring files from one computer to another. It's free and available on all Mac/Linux/Unix computers and servers. What makes rsync so special is that it's extremely fast and efficient in running and transferring files. For example if you backup a large text file and the next day change one work in it your next backup will only upload the changed word and not the whole document again.Here are some key features of "RipCord Backup":· Very fast backups· Bit level backups, only uploads the changed part of the file not the whole file· Secure and private transmission through SSH user· Incremental backup, keeps a copy of all changes· Automated backups can be ran at a certain time of the day· Can limit the amount of upload bandwidth used· Exclude files, folders and matching patterns· Restore straight from RipCord· RipCord is a Universal application that can run on Intel and PowerPC chipsRequirements:Backup server· Linux or Mac backup server· Rsync must be on and it's default port open· A user must be created on the backup server· Backup folder on the server must have appropriate writable permissionsComputer that is being backed up· Only works on Macs· Firewall must be open on standard rsync port


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