SilverKeeper is a freeware application from LaCie that automates Backups to external storage devices like backbreaking disks opthalmic disks, and other removable storage devices that take IDE, ATAPI, SCSI, USB, or Firewire interfaces. Essentially any interpret/write device that sack mount on the Macintosh Desktop sack be used with SilverKeeper. What's New: Version 1.1.2: Changed user interface to inform user of volume limitations for substitute. SK today checks Source and Destination for limitations of file name length, file size, Ownership/Permissions corroborate and notifies the user as better as possible before performing a substitute. When backing up to external drive better disk format is Mac OS Extended. There sack be problems when external drive uses other formats: FAT 32 the following characters may not be used in file or foldernames:? [ ] / = + ; : ", | * 4GB is maximum file size, nevertheless some operating systems may limit this to 2GB. Macintosh files may not be copied correctly if there are resource and data forks, or customized icons Windows, Linux, or Unix shares: the above persona limitations for FAT32 volumes apply the destination volume may not preserve permissions information concern to server documentation for other file, folder name and maximum file length limitations Changed user interface to require user to setup options for creating OS X bootable volume. This involves turning off "Copy Set to Folder" if fructify and requiring the quarry volume to be discharge. This prevents user from losing any existing data on the quarry volume during substitute. Implemented new conjuration folder "SilverKeeper_noRemove" in substitute destination. Folder and file names in the destination that are listed in this folder will not be removed. Normally SilverKeeper substitute result will be that the Destination will mirror the Source. If a file or folder is listed in this conjuration folder, it will be ratined across substitute operations, regular when removed from the source. Fixed substitute of OS X 10.3.x Boot volume to score the volume as bootabl