From 7265d26b0bca59a1b9e82e334ec5affae70012b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Laurent Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 02:19:25 +0800 Subject: Update README.md Clarify advantages/disadvantages --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 218c8e7..655f385 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Rsync time backup -Time Machine style backup with rsync. Should work on Linux, OS X and Windows with Cygwin. +Time Machine style backup with rsync. Should work on Linux, OS X and Windows with Cygwin. The main advantage over Time Machine is the flexibility as it can backup from/to any filesystem and works on any platform. You can also backup, for example, to a Truecrypt drive without any problem. + +On OS X, it has a few disadvantages compared to Time Machine - in particular it doesn't auto-start when the backup drive is plugged (though it can be achieved using a launch agent), and no specific GUI is provided to restore files. Instead files can be restored by using any file explorer, including Finder, or the command line. # Installation -- cgit v1.2.3