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    hey everyone, i am looking for a backup program and have found 3 i like:
    deja-dup
    dirsyncpro
    dar
    does anyone know which one of these are better? or can suggest a better one i missed,
    i am look for something similar to acronis's non-stop backup, as acronis is windows only

    #2
    Another you might want to look at is Lucky Backup.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      that works very well

      Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
      Another you might want to look at is Lucky Backup.

      i used it great program i just need to figure out how to tell it now to only copy the new files

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        #4
        Also, check out this debian link of other backup applications: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/backuptools1.htm
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          Originally posted by StarWolf View Post
          i used it great program i just need to figure out how to tell it now to only copy the new files
          Luckybackup is just a front end to rsync, which only copies changes to files rather then everything so it should do this by default (that is new files and changes to old files).

          A nice command line tool is rdiff-backup with is a wrapper around rsync and stores incremental backups so you can restore from any point that you took a backup and only uses up the space of the original files plus and changes made (saving allot of space for data that doesn't change often). I don't know any gui front end for it, but I haven't really looked for one so there could be one about.

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            #6
            I'm happy with rdiff-backup and a cron job but I'll look into those.

            I'm also using btrfs so I need to get more into snapshots and their uses, but time is always a factor...

            ...maybe when I retire again!


            EDIT: Here ya go James: http://wiki.rdiff-backup.org/wiki/in...aces#Linux_KDE

            Looks like most of those are abandoned.


            Deja-Dup is a Gnome tool so a non-starter for me. dirsyncpro may have some potential.

            I really think the future will be advanced file system features like btrfs has to auto-create backups and roll-back functionality. Disk space is getting cheaper all the time.
            Last edited by oshunluvr; Jul 27, 2012, 12:35 PM.

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              #7
              Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
              I'm happy with rdiff-backup and a cron job but I'll look into those.
              That's the way I would do it

              I'm also using btrfs so I need to get more into snapshots and their uses, but time is always a factor...
              ...
              I really think the future will be advanced file system features like btrfs has to auto-create backups and roll-back functionality. Disk space is getting cheaper all the time.
              Yeah, I am using btrfs as well and have setup an hourly cronjob to take a snapshot of my system with little changes to the filesystem there should be little space being taken up by these snapshots. But these are NOT backups or a replacement for a backup system to an external location such as a usb hard drive or networked computer. They merely make it easier to recover little bits of lost data (accidently deleted file or some such) in a working computer but offer no protection against lost or damage to the hardware (like a proper backup system should).

              Just so you know, creating a snapshot in btrfs as easy as:
              Code:
              btrfs subvolume snapshot /path/to/subvolume /path/to/snapshot
              assuming both paths belong to the same device that is and that the first path is a subvolume. I tend to add a $(date +%F) or similar to the snapshot path

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                #8
                Yeah, I was wondering if the btrfs snapshot could be set up like the roll-back feature of windows so you could return to a previous state after a bad edit or update. I envision a daemon that does auto-snapshots whenever a system item is changed and offers a boot-time roll-back in case of a crash. Could be useful.

                I agree that the off line backup is required for important data. I have the luxury of a server at home so I dual-backup with my desktop (server-to-desktop, desktop-to-server). Obviously, the server has way more data than my desktop can hold but the irreplaceable stuff (e.g. family photos) are auto-saved.

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                  #9
                  Disk space is getting cheaper all the time.
                  Disk space is filling up ever faster
                  Like my camera delivering photo's in the 40-60 MB range per picture and movies come in at close to 3 MB per second...

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Teunis View Post
                    Disk space is filling up ever faster..
                    Hmm, which came first, the chicken or the egg?

                    One could argue that the reduction in cost-per-megabyte begat new devices/software with ever larger space requirements.

                    Or, if one were a conspiracy theorist one could propose that the companies were in cahoots!

                    More likely, both trends are a simple extension of Moore's Law.

                    In my case, after acquiring 4TB of additional space for my server. I re-ripped my 400ish CD collection into flac rather than mp3. So here; the available space begat the file sizes.

                    p.s. One should never pass up the chance to use the word "cahoots" in a sentence, or "shenanigans"

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                      #11
                      Two people in cahoots often will begat something while engaging in shenanigans
                      Last edited by SteveRiley; Jul 29, 2012, 12:15 AM. Reason: phone-induced typo

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                        #12
                        In rural Pennsylvania, engaging in shenanigans is a sin.
                        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                          #13
                          Here in Texas it's mandatory, except before 12 on Sundays. However wearing cahoots is not allowed within 200 feet of a church or school.

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                            #14
                            One should never pass up the chance to use the word "cahoots" in a sentence, or "shenanigans"
                            In a similar vein, I'm always on the lookout for any opportunity to use "flibbertigibbet"
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                              #15
                              Well, then, let's not forget:
                              Dingus
                              Thingamabob
                              Dooverlackie
                              Thingamajig
                              Whatsit
                              Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
                              "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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