Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

GRRR! I just noticed -- that 500GB...

On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 12:54 PM Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 8:08 AM Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
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> > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy.
> >
> > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups?
> > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire disk?
> >
> > Thank you
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> There are many strategies to do this. Investigate dump/restore, rsync,
> tar, or even packages like bacula or amanda.
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> I use rsync daily and dump periodically to get some flexibility.
>
> Andy