<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/4.6.0"> </HEAD> <BODY> John: One important thing to take note of in my earlier reply, is that for most backups, I don't use online services. I noticed (later) that you were asking about online services. I use an external hard-drive (Seagate, USB, 300 Gig), that I plug into a USB 2.0 port. Using that method, you do need to be very meticulous about unmounting your drive before removing it. -- <PRE> Sincerely, Aere </PRE> -----Original Message----- From: John Hupp <<A HREF="mailto:John%20Hupp%20%3clubuntu@prpcompany.com%3e">lubuntu@prpcompany.com</A>> To: Aere Greenway <<A HREF="mailto:Aere%20Greenway%20%3cAere@Dvorak-Keyboards.com%3e">Aere@Dvorak-Keyboards.com</A>>, <A HREF="mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A> Subject: Re: [Lubuntu] Recommended online backup services (or those to avoid)? Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:55:27 -0500 <PRE> On 12/29/2012 2:41 PM, Aere Greenway wrote: > John, and all: > > I have been regularly using Deja Dup, on all of the Ubuntu partitions > (different ubuntu flavors) I do development on, including lubuntu, > which is my primary system. > > I did have to explicitly search for it, and install it (it wasn't > installed by default). > > I haven't yet had any problems with it, and I have used it to restore > my files a few times. It has worked well in that capacity, restoring > not only files, but configuration settings. > > My main negative about it, is that to restore an individual file to a > state it was in on a given date, requires you to restore your entire > directory structure to some similarly-sized area, then you can go > there and get the particular file, which will be as of the latest > backup (unless you somehow limit the backup files used to restore from). > > That is too much work to use it in that capacity. > > I still use (monthly) a package called "faubackup", which creates a > directory structure you can go into and get individual files (by > date). It also handles configuration (hidden) files. > > My negatives on faubackup, are that it seems to actually physically > compare each and every file before deciding if the file actually needs > to be saved or not, and thus uses up a lot of processor power while it > runs. Also, it has disappeared from repositories, not being the most > popular (but not before I saved my own copy I could re-install). > > I use Ubuntu One regularly for important development stuff I wouldn't > want to have to re-create, but it is a pain to have to encrypt > everything before putting it in the directory. It's negative, is that > upload internet speed tends to be significantly less than download > internet speed, so I only use it for really important stuff, and don't > save so much stuff that way. Also, it may not let you know at what > point everything has been synchronized. > > -- > Sincerely, > Aere > > -----Original Message----- > *From*: John Hupp <<A HREF="mailto:lubuntu@prpcompany.com">lubuntu@prpcompany.com</A> > <<A HREF="mailto:John%20Hupp%20%3clubuntu@prpcompany.com">mailto:John%20Hupp%20%3clubuntu@prpcompany.com</A>%3e>> > *To*: <A HREF="mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A> > <<A HREF="mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">mailto:lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A>> > *Subject*: [Lubuntu] Recommended online backup services (or those to > avoid)? > *Date*: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 11:59:10 -0500 > > I see that none of these are installed by default in Quantal: > Deja Dup > Ubuntu One > Duplicity > > In fact, a Synaptic search on "backup" doesn't show that any backup > package is installed. > > A little searching indicates that there have been problems installing or > using Deja Dup + Ubuntu One on Lubuntu, though there are not a great > many results. > > Have any of you had good (or bad) experiences with > installing/using/restoring from various online backup services? > > (And I'm specifically interested in backup-oriented services, though > I'll broaden the question to include sync services.) > Thanks for the detailed review. </PRE> </BODY> </HTML>