back up files in mandrake

frayed2 · 04-27-2005, 01:05 PM

Is there a backup utility inside mandrake official 10.1 to back up your documents? I am not concerned with any issures of backing up the hard drive for windows concerns as this is a linux machine only.

Thanks up front for any help as I've been able to find nothing with google except backing up data before installing mandrake.

dexter11 · 04-27-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by frayed2
Is there a backup utility inside mandrake official 10.1 to back up your documents? I am not concerned with any issures of backing up the hard drive for windows concerns as this is a linux machine only.

Thanks up front for any help as I've been able to find nothing with google except backing up data before installing mandrake.

I don't think you need a special program for this. Backing up your (personal) data means backing up your home directory. Backing up your configuration files means backing up your etc dir.

frayed2 · 04-27-2005, 01:34 PM

How do you back up documents in mandrake?

I've googled and searched faq's but had no luck. Thanks in advance for any help.

kencaz · 04-27-2005, 02:45 PM

you can use the "tar" command within linux. It's always good to know anyway.
http://linux.cudeso.be/linuxdoc/backuprestore.php

or there is plenty of application out there.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Software/Backup/

KC

frayed2 · 04-27-2005, 09:14 PM

Thanks for the link, I found a backup program.