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Topic: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Hi,

Since I've almost completed my setup, I'd like to back it all up in case something goes terribly wrong. I've searched a bit for some backup tools, but because there are so many of 'em around I just don't know which one to pick. So, which tool would you recommend to me?

All I need it to do is copy everything (root and home - I'd like to select the folders I want to backup on my home partition, so it doesn't backup folders with music, videos, photo's and documents) to my external hard drive.

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

I like grsync which is in the repositories.  Usually I'll just back-up my user file which only takes a few moments on this little device.  It may be worth a test-run.  wink

SIDE NOTE - I followed some of your threads -- so how do you like the setup you've put together since you joined the forum?  big_smile

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

winotree wrote:

I like grsync which is in the repositories.  Usually I'll just back-up my user file which only takes a few moments on this little device.  It may be worth a test-run.  wink

SIDE NOTE - I followed some of your threads -- so how do you like the setup you've put together since you joined the forum?  big_smile

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

winotree wrote:

SIDE NOTE - I followed some of your threads -- so how do you like the setup you've put together since you joined the forum?  big_smile

Since I've joined the forum I've been learning a lot about Linux. Before, when I used Fedora, I didn't learn Linux at all; but since I've been using #! (or my minimal Ubuntu install which is almost like #!) I feel like my 'Linux-skills' have improved greatly. Since I've discovered Linux, I've been dreaming of setting up my own system but because Fedora wasn't learning me anything I just couldn't do it. Thanks to you guys I am now able to do so and can now call myself a real Linux user big_smile

On topic: I'll take a look at it smile

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Seems to be a nice tool, but I'd like to see some other suggestions!

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Unia wrote:

Seems to be a nice tool, but I'd like to see some other suggestions!

BACK In Time
http://backintime.le-web.org/

This is in the repos though I would check to see what other stuff gets pulled in with it.

backintime-common
backintime-gnome

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Thanks, that one look nice as well. Tomorrow I'll do some test-runs. In the meantime, any other suggestions?

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

kukibird1 wrote:
winotree wrote:

I like grsync which is in the repositories.  Usually I'll just back-up my user file which only takes a few moments on this little device.  It may be worth a test-run.  wink

SIDE NOTE - I followed some of your threads -- so how do you like the setup you've put together since you joined the forum?  big_smile

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Unison:
In the Debian repo - http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/unison
Website - http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

A file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows

Unison is a file-synchronization tool for Unix and Windows, written in OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other.

Unison offers several advantages over various synchronization methods such as CVS, Coda, rsync, Intellisync, etc. Unison can run on and synchronize between Windows and many UNIX platforms. Unison requires no root privileges, system access or kernel changes to function. Unison can synchronize changes to files and directories in both directions, on the same machine, or across a network using ssh or a direct socket connection.

Transfers are optimised using a version of the rsync protocol, making it ideal for slower links. Unison has a clear and precise specification, and is resilient to failure due to its careful handling of the replicas and its private structures.

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

I like Deja Dup ("deja-dup" in Synaptic).

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

I think a lot of the backup tools are frontends for rsync.  I've just been using rsync to back stuff up.  It took me about 10 minutes to read through the man page, and a quick google search to double check the switches.  There are also some lifehacker articles on it that help.
Once I got the setup you wanted, I saved it into a script in my ~/.scripts folder and I can just run it whenever I want.  If I was using a desktop, where my external drive was always connected, I'd just set it up with cron as well.

I like a GUI for some tasks, but typing in "backup.sh" once a week is much faster and cleaner.

I've had a lot of issues with time machine on my imac as well, so something simple like rsync makes me happy at the moment.

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

http://everythinglinux.org/rsync/
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Re: [Solved ]Any good backup tools around?

Luckybackup   http://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/    gets good reviews, it is in the repros It was highest rated kde-apps.org application last year but it doesn't need any extra dependencies on my CrunchBang.