Backup Application of the Year

jeremy · 01-02-2022, 05:36 PM

What's your preferred tool for backups?
Note: rsync and tar were removed in a previous year.

--jeremy

YesItsMe · 01-03-2022, 03:50 PM

Knoxite.

From the list, rsnapshot (changes regularly though).

rokytnji · 01-03-2022, 04:34 PM

Anymore. I quit tar compression and using a live cd for backups.
Anymore. I use this.
Though not on the list.
https://download.tuxfamily.org/antix.../snapshot.html

dr-m · 01-05-2022, 12:24 AM

rsync

Chatpin · 01-05-2022, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy

What's your preferred tool for backups?
Note: rsync and tar were removed in a previous year.

--jeremy

Sorry, not sure if It's appropriate here, but can I ask why rsync is an unavailable option (was removed)?

evo2 · 01-05-2022, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plrp

Sorry, not sure if It's appropriate here, but can I ask why rsync is an unavailable option (was removed)?

IIRC it is they are more general tools than just being for backups, and typically
just form part of an overall backup scheme.

Also consider that in principle you could, for example, use the bash builtin "cp"
command to perform backups, but it would be a little strange to then list bash as
being a backup tool.

Evo2.

Chatpin · 01-05-2022, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evo2

IIRC it is they are more general tools than just being for backups, and typically
just form part of an overall backup scheme.

Also consider that in principle you could, for example, use the bash builtin "cp"
command to perform backups, but it would be a little strange to then list bash as
being a backup tool.

Evo2.

Thanks, that makes sense. Much appreciated.

ondoho · 01-05-2022, 04:26 AM

Still using Borg.

natervance · 01-05-2022, 12:37 PM

If rsync/tar are removed, could they at least be replaced with "custom script" or some such?

Lucio Chiappetti · 01-05-2022, 03:25 PM

rsync (not in the list)

rogerxx · 01-05-2022, 11:45 PM

None of these.

I use tar and rsync.

Both rsync and tar are missing, and/or should be categorized together, as both tar and rsync are usually used in tandem as a backup strategy, and to further avoid needlessly splitting votes.

This is forcing us to vote for bloated GUI stuff for beginner computer users!

evo2 · 01-06-2022, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogerxx

None of these.
I use tar and rsync.

Both rsync and tar are missing, and/or should be categorized together, as both tar and rsync are usually used in tandem as a backup strategy, and to further avoid needlessly splitting votes.

See above re tar/rsync.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogerxx

This is forcing us to vote for bloated GUI stuff for beginner computer users!

Borg?

Evo2.

evo2 · 01-06-2022, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natervance

If rsync/tar are removed, could they at least be replaced with "custom script" or some such?

Not a bad idea IMNSHO.

linustalman · 01-06-2022, 01:32 PM

Grsync

rclark · 01-07-2022, 08:24 PM

rsync here. So easy and simple to use for how I do backups. Yes I do use a bash script to 'use' rsync for multiple directories, but rsync is the driving application.