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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine: incremental back-ups
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:24:10
Message-Id: CAEH5T2MmCX=Am-uqJY8Z=1MiO2qrtKwBL-ezkmbP3khJQ9p6ng@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] new machine: incremental back-ups by Philip Webb
1 On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote:
2 > My new machine is working very well -- thanks again for the advice -- ,
3 > tho' the sighing noise from the CPU fan is a bit trying (smile),
4 > & I'm considering setting up an incremental back-up system
5 > so that if the SSD collapses,
6 > I can restore everything from files stored on the HDD without re-installing.
7 >
8 > I already have an adequate set-up of back-ups, incl off-site copies,
9 > which ensures my personal files + configs cb restored,
10 > but it involves some human intervention from me at various times
11 > & I would have to re-install all the system + Portage stuff.
12 >
13 > What do people who do incremental back-ups use ?
14
15 I'm using rdiff-backup to do incremental backups of my local machine
16 to an external HDD, as well as using it to make backups of a remote
17 server over SSH onto my local machine.

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Re: [gentoo-user] new machine: incremental back-ups Doug Hunley <doug.hunley@×××××.com>