[xubuntu-users] Backup and restore to larger hard disk

[Os Maleus]

Hi Alex!

I am using Linux Xubuntu since 6 months meanwhile. The backup I am managing 
with rsync. Thus, it can't be that hard to manage with that.

For backup-ing Your home folder open the therminal and tipe in:
rsync -avb --progress    --backup-dir=[trac to Your folder where You want to 
save the changed or deleted files  --log-file=/var/log/[a name You prefer].log 
--del --exclude .gvfs --exclude Cache --exclude .cache --exclude .thumbnails 
/home/[usrname]/ /media/[where You want to have all Your stuffs]/

For explanation:
rsync -avb --progress    --backup-dir  --log-file  --del ... see the manual
--exclude .gvfs ... files of the gnome-virtual-file-system, which cannot be 
copied - similar to teh media file system
--exclude Cache --exclude .cache ... self-explaining
--exclude .thumbnails ... not necessary for a backup
/home/[usrname]/ ... is the source folder
/media/[where You want to have all Your stuffs]/ ... is the aim-folder


Backup of the system:
sudo rsync -avb --progress --del --backup-dir=[where You want to have Your 
deleted or changed files]  --log-file=/var/log/[just like You name it].log    --
exclude=/sys --exclude=/proc --exclude=/media --exclude=.ecryptfs --
exclude=/home      /     /media/[where ever You want too have it backed up]/



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> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:50:26 +0800 (SGT)
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> My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is there a software
> to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?
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