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!Linux backups: Should I use mrb, rsnapshot, plain rsync, or other? I want to copy just changed files; I need easy-ish, & reliable.
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I should mention - the backup solution I'm looking for is for a !Debian system.
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rsync works well, so do deja-dup and BackupPC etc.. Try them out and see what you like?
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@chriswaterguy I use #backintime for local backups, it's awesome.
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Just trying #backintime now - nice, the GUI makes it pretty easy. "Smart remove" sounds, but I should be conservative & not delete yet :-)
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#backintime doesn't do incremental backups at all? http://ur1.ca/9k8wq I.e. full backup each time?
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ok, figuring out #backintime now - interesting approach. http://ur1.ca/9k8x2
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I like to use luckybackup. Its easy and usually configures without hassle. I had a bad experience with rsnapshot.
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@chriswaterguy it does do incrementals!. It creates hard links for the full backups and the other heavy lifting for the incrementals to work
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So, "hard links" in this context means that it links to a previous (identical) backup rather than backing up an unchanged file/folder again?
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The "Exclude" patterns are confusing in #backuptime - just realized not regex, .* = hidden files. Now doing 2nd backup, with hidden files!
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Other than that it's easy to use, though. As long as it's reliable, it seems good. (I'll do an extra backup with something else, though.)
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@chriswaterguy If you want simple and reliable, use rsync. But it sounds like you want more features than that?
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I have an old project that was built around rsync, good luck with getting it to work on your own machine https://launchpad.net/tart
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Thanks, but it sounds slightly daunting for my level (or lack) of skill. I might leave that to the experts.
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Still trying to make sense of the features...
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E.g. with incremental backup, restoring seems complex. (Restore latest snapshot, then each increment in order.) #backintime is easier...?
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@chriswaterguy If you use rsync, you're doing syncing, not versioned backup. So if you erase and then backup, goodbye file. But it's simple.
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Thanks, that's very helpful to confirm that. Versioned backups are what I'm after. (So #backintime seems good.)
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