programs for backup

JosephS · 04-17-2014, 11:18 PM

I need to find a program for backing up my computer, mostly /home. What are programs/methods that are reliable for this? Appreciate advice.

Thanks

Drakeo · 04-18-2014, 05:33 AM

rsync http://linux.die.net/man/1/rsync

Code:

#!/bin/sh

rsync -av --delete /home/user user@host:/home/user/backup/arch/

jdkaye · 04-18-2014, 10:48 AM

Generally there is a backup application associated with each DE. If you're using KDE, for example, you can use kbackup. So what DE are you using?
jdk

JosephS · 04-20-2014, 08:40 PM

I'm using Crunchbang Waldorf. I have used rsync in the past. I am interested in knowing what other methods of backing up and restoring there are that are good. I have heard of taking snapshots/images; is this a good method to use? I want to backup to a separate hard drive and some to a DVD.

Thanks

Drakeo · 04-21-2014, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JosephS

I'm using Crunchbang Waldorf. I have used rsync in the past. I am interested in knowing what other methods of backing up and restoring there are that are good. I have heard of taking snapshots/images; is this a good method to use? I want to backup to a separate hard drive and some to a DVD.

Thanks

I do it this way on my systems.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...0/#post5140253

and the old way
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...0/#post4935621

jpollard · 04-23-2014, 10:39 AM

I use tar so that I have complete snapshots from the past. Using rsync is more like taking an incremental backup and applying it immediately to the snapshot - which means that there is no history
available... once a file is deleted it is gone - no backup to get it from.

valerian · 04-23-2014, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpollard

once a file is deleted it is gone - no backup to get it from.

Not necessarily: http://rsync.samba.org/examples.html