Backup, syncing & password consultant for Ubuntu & Win10

[Ralf Mardorf]

Hi Charles,

a backup of your Linux install is easy to achieve. A restore is easy on
the same hardware and most of the times even on different hardware.

A complete backup and if needed restore of Windows and iOS/iPadOS
devices is more or less impossible. Apple support claims that complete
backups are possible by e.g. doing a backup via iTunes, vendors of
software for iOS and iPadOS explicit mention that data of their
applications requires saving the files manually, data is not backuped
using iTunes.

I've got an ifuse based Linux setup, that can access iOS and iPadOS
devices, by more than just getting access to photos and videos, already
without a jailbreak. I warn to use it, since when testing it, without
making an user error, just by read access, the usage damaged data on
one of my iPads.

Sync between all operating systems might work for some applications. I
never tested it myself. However, I experienced that sync already fails
between a single app, one running on an outdated iOS, and the other
running on an up to date iPadOS. Most of the times sync works, but
sometimes it fails. Sometimes is way to often.

It depends on what you want to backup and what you want to sync.

Passwords are a can of worms, two power users, >= four opinions. Don't
be concerned too much about passwords, what gets cracked are usually
not the passwords, hackers are more often using weak spots of software
and/or settings, they especially target the "security through
obscurity" approach.

I probably could help to find a reliable backup strategy for your Linux
install, that fit to your needs. Be sceptical towards recommended
methods to backup and restore iOS/iPadOS devices, let alone Windows
based computers. If any of those methods would really do a good job,
then there wouldn't be that much news related to latest extorsively
hacker attacks.

Do you want to backup the Linux install + data or do you want to backup
the data only?

Regards,
Ralf