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Our Verdict
Déjà Vuis a simple-minded , easy - to - configure System Preference pane that helps you backup up your data to any directly attached or internet attached thrust , include ocular media such .
Déjà Vu operate in a fashion like to Time Machine , Apple ’s built - in backup software , but it offers many more configuration choice , permit you to select the bulk or leaflet you need to backup , prefer whether you want those leaflet backed up daily , weekly , monthly , or manually , and lets you lay the meter when you want each of these backups to take seat .
You create new championship by opening System Preferences and choose Déjà Vu . When you do this Déjà Vu displays information on all your late backups , letting you know whether or not they have completed successfully . You ’ll also see a list of all your backup exercise set . This list is break into four columns , the first of which contains a checkbox letting you know whether or not the backup hardening is enable and the other three of which display when the backup will take position , what ’s being backed up , and where it will be backup to . If a backup volume is unavailable Déjà Vu ’s “ Where ” newspaper column displays a small warning image to lease you the disk is not useable .
Beyond basic backups Déjà Vu also offers options for mend intensity permissions before a backup start , can clone complete startup volumes and create versioned accompaniment , and execute one - way synchronization of folders . The app ’s only real weakness is that it can not backup information if a exploiter is not sign in .
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