[ubuntu-uk] Using rsync (or something) to remotely backup a windows drive

[John Edwards]

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 02:35:47PM +0100, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 24/04/09 13:03, Samuel Toogood wrote:
> Also, do check out rdiff-backup (It's in the repos).
> 
> It does reverse incremental backups using rysnc: 
> http://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/non-gnu/rdiff-backup/

Dirvish is a similar incremental backup system that uses rsync
and can backup a Windows machine.

There is a HOWTO guide on installing and configuring rsync
on Windows here:
  http://www.dirvish.org/StevesWindowsGuide/Windows_Dirvish_Guide.html

I've not done it myself, though I have used the command line
Cygwin rsync.


-- 
John Edwards