Intego

Intego Personal Backup is the most versatile backup program available for Mac. It can back up your files and data to internal disks, external disks, network volumes, optical media (CDs and DVDs), and to any kind of removable media. But did you know that you can use your iPod as an external disk, and back up your files to it?

All iPods can function as external disks, whether they are full-sized iPods, iPod nanos, or iPod shuffles. To activate this function, look at the Summary tab of the iPod screen in iTunes, when your iPod is connected; check Enable Disk Use. You’ll see the iPod show up in the Finder, and, when you click it, it will look just like any other kind of removable media. You can put files on your iPod – say to transfer from your home to your office – and you can use it as a destination for backups with Personal Backup.

To do this, open Personal Backup, and click the Backup icon in its toolbar. Click the Source button and select your source: this could be any folder or volume, as long as there’s enough room on the iPod. For the destination, click that button and select the iPod. The Personal Backup window will look like this:

Just click the “Play” button – the single arrow – and your backup will run. If you want to do this regularly, you can set a schedule, exclusions, and much more. Select Script > Create New Script to access all the options for this backup. Don’t forget to check the Personal Backup X4 manual for more information on the many backup options available.