Backing up Ubuntu

[Jared Norris]

On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 at 00:57, Little Girl <littlergirl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
> >On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 11:25:14 -0400, Little Girl wrote:
>
> >>I scripted my own backups for years, but eventually ended up
> >>choosing Grsync as my tool of choice for backups. Easy to use and
> >>fully extensible. It's one of those "set it and forget it" tools.
>
> >Good point, this IMO is the ultimate solution for the OP. I've
> >written backup scripts for my preferred way to backup without rsync,
> >too.
>
> My preference, for years, was maintaining a script that created
> individual zips of specific files and directories, putting them into
> a temporary directory, testing their integrity, copying them to a
> local backup directory, verifying that the local backup directory was
> identical to the temporary directory, deleting the temporary
> directory, and using Mirrordir to mirror the local backup directory
> to a remote backup directory.
>
> That process took quite a hit when Mirrordir was done away with. It's
> a shame, too. I found it to be rock-solid and the reports were a dream
> to read - unlike any of the other reports I've seen before or since.
>
> I then went on the hunt for alternatives. I'd always avoided rsync
> because it's anything but intuitive to learn how to use. If you go
> all over the Internet, you'll see all kinds of advice from all sorts
> of people with a wide variety of recommended options for this or that
> reason. Each of them is convinced their approach is best and a
> newcomer to rsync can quickly become overwhelmed or at least confused
> as to which approach might be best for their particular
> circumstances. The man page isn't always an easy read, either, and I
> felt the need to do extensive tests before I trusted rsync with my
> backups.
>
> As part of all that exploration, I decided that manually updating my
> script was becoming a bit of a chore since you have to micro-manage
> all the little parts of it whenever anything changes. That inspired a
> search for an automated solution. The result of that was Grsync, which
> currently does everything I need and then some.
>
> >If I were the OP, I would write a script or scripts using rsync.
>
> He's done that already and is looking for a more automated way of
> doing things.
>
> >Why do I have concerns regarding grsync, while I don't have any
> >experiences using it?
>
> No idea. Give it a whirl. I'm going to be trying out Back In Time and
> luckyBackup later today because both look interesting and I'd like to
> compare their features, ease of use, and reports with those in Grsync.
>
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Thanks everyone, plenty of ideas to test out. I'll try and get time to
review these over the weekend and let you know how I get on.

Regards,
Jared
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