Mac Backup Guru 1.2

• Simple and easy to use
• Accurately backs up files
• Not your traditional backup utility

Mac Backup Guru is excellent utility that does only one thing and it does it well. There could not be a simpler interface for this program. Here are the basic steps.

1. Open program.
2. Select file/folder/volume to backup.
3. Select destination folder/volume.
4. Click Backup.

You can “Stop” the backup if you need to or just Quit the program when it displays “Backup Complete”. That’s it.

Mac Backup Guru goes beyond normal backup programs because it actually depends on you to know what you are doing. It does not do the traditional “syncing” like other programs. By using three methods to verify the content of an original and a backup folder, the producers of Mac Backup Guru point it out on their website;

“We can confidently state that if you sync your backup, it is 100% just as good as if you had just cloned the disk for the first time.” – MacDaddy.io

Backup criteria:

1. If the size of the file on the source is different from that on the destination, the file has changed.
2. If the modification time is different on the source or on the destination, the file has changed.
3. If the file has changed, replace the one on the destination from the one from the source.

That being said, to use the program best, it’s up to you to make sure it’s set up correctly and you then have to hit the Backup button. Guru does not have scheduling. It’s will be up to you to schedule and remember to backup your work. No easy outs for your most important digital files. You know, the ones your business depends on and could never lose.

Mac Backup Guru does a great manual backup. In our testing, Guru always backed up any new or changed files. We ran into a few minor issues like when clicking the Source button and the Open/Select dialog window that opens has the Destination directory displayed, not the last directory that was selected. Also when you stop a Backup the progress bar stops moving and doesn’t go away. The user was left unsure if the process had actually stopped.

The first time you backup a folder or volume, it will take some time. Remember, it’s best to start a backup when you are done for the day. (Just don’t leave the office until you are sure it’s running. We all hate those dialog boxes that popup when you’re not looking.)

Lastly, one of Guru’s features that are very handy is, not only can you backup an entire volume, but also if the destination volume is in HFS+ format, it will create a bootable volume.

Mac Backup Guru is a great solution for those of you that are hands-on and don’t need constant synchronization. You just need to be responsible enough to hit that Backup button at the end of the day.