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On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> My new machine is working very well -- thanks again for the advice -- , |
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> tho' the sighing noise from the CPU fan is a bit trying (smile), |
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> & I'm considering setting up an incremental back-up system |
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> so that if the SSD collapses, |
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> I can restore everything from files stored on the HDD without re-installing. |
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> I already have an adequate set-up of back-ups, incl off-site copies, |
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> which ensures my personal files + configs cb restored, |
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> but it involves some human intervention from me at various times |
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> & I would have to re-install all the system + Portage stuff. |
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> What do people who do incremental back-ups use ? |
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I'm using rdiff-backup to do incremental backups of my local machine |
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to an external HDD, as well as using it to make backups of a remote |
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server over SSH onto my local machine. |