Backing up.

[David Fletcher]

On Monday 10 Nov 2008, Knapp wrote:
> Hello, I have been dumb for years and gotten away with it. Now I want
> to start backing up my system.
> What is the best software for this? Is there a system that backs up
> only what you say and then every week or day or whatever does an
> incremental backup perhaps linked to cron, so I don't have to think
> about it? What is the best software?
> Thanks from the backup stupid me.
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> Douglas E Knapp
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I just use a script, when I remember to run it :-)

The script does a couple of rsync runs, from the local /etc directory to a 
backup directory in my home folder, then also from my server to local home, 
then does a tar file of /home/.

I suppose I should do something more often but I've not had a hard drive 
failure at home for maybe 11 years.

BTW I then use kgpg to do a symmetrical encryption of the tar file and make 
several copies on flash drives - home office shelf, briefcase, car glove box, 
subversion server at the office. I don't anticipate losing all of them 
together unless there's another mass extinction event, in which case it won't 
matter anyway.

Dave


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