I have a mess of ad-hoc backup systems, none of which “just work”. I would like to have a NAS that quietly backs up the cross-platform content I have, and also mirrors it online securely. I should probably budget for about 1-2 TB. I have no problem doing geeky setup stuff, but the less routine stuff I have to remember, the better. System details follow.
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posted by scruss
on Feb 10, 2013 -
10 answers
Backing up a possibly-about-to-die hard drive and putting it on a new drive, using dd in Linux - a few questions regarding how the cloning works.
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posted by Jimbob
on Jan 6, 2012 -
10 answers
Linux filter: I'm backing up my Home folder and preparing to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu flavor, 10.10. Presently running 10.04. I want to keep my settings for apps and reinstall my extra PPAs. Do I simply copy my old Home folder back in or do I have to do something special so I don't destroy the new install?
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posted by artof.mulata
on Mar 11, 2011 -
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In the shower this morning, I had an idea about backup support for disk drives. Since all my best inventions either have fatal fundamental flaws or have already been invented years ago by other people, has anybody already done this one for Linux?
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posted by flabdablet
on Oct 4, 2010 -
34 answers
I'm looking for a step by step recipe for log rotation from a web server to Amazon S3.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 22, 2009 -
7 answers
I have two computers, one Windows, one Linux. How can I make it so they synchronize automatically with each other, as in, I update the file on one computer, and the updated file gets put onto the other? Networking? Using an external hard drive? What software might be useful? Bonus points for free software
posted by gilsonal
on Aug 22, 2009 -
13 answers
Advice for a server newb who needs help getting started with a simple media/backup/torrent server?
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posted by wastelands
on May 29, 2009 -
12 answers
Want to build a backup/storage/print server for a home network that the users will never have to be aware of
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posted by ConstantineXVI
on Apr 21, 2009 -
14 answers
Is there any good, free UNIX/Linux software you can suggest for keeping a searchable index of removable media?
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posted by tommorris
on Nov 25, 2008 -
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How can get the sum of the files sizes of all php and css files within specific folders of a tar archive?
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posted by timebomb
on Aug 13, 2008 -
18 answers
What's the best way to setup a 500gb external hard drive to backup windows and linux?
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posted by kraigory
on Aug 4, 2008 -
8 answers
What's the best way to back up a Debian Linux install? I have a virtual hosted Debian instance I use as a personal server, but right now I'm not doing anything to back it up. So what's the best way to do that? One thing I'd like to be able to do is take a snapshot of the entire installation, so that I could restore the entire system on another machine (or virtual machine) so that any software I'd installed would work and stay configured.
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posted by delmoi
on Jun 9, 2008 -
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What's the best backup solution for (Ubuntu) Linux? I need a backup as complete as possible of a home directory of ~10+ GB, nightly, etc. I have two large external USB 2.0 drives for the purpose...
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posted by tmcw
on May 18, 2008 -
11 answers
We're a small research lab, that uses a series of servers. A smart person would have these machines backed up regularly. But we're not that smart ...
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posted by outlier
on Apr 30, 2008 -
22 answers
What's the most sensible way to add redundant storage to an existing Linux system using LVM?
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posted by odinsdream
on Oct 19, 2006 -
7 answers
I've a dual boot windows/linux laptop which is periodically attached to a novell network. Does anyone know of a utility to copy files from a drive on a laptop to the network, where they'll get backed up, without me having to remember to do it?
posted by handee
on Nov 16, 2005 -
7 answers
I've got a ~40G filesystem on a Linux machine. I'm looking for a solution that will let me backup to 4.7G DVD blanks - e.g., fill one disc, tell me to put in another, etc, until all of the data is copied to disc(s). I can do this easily with Dragon Burn under OSX with its "Span discs" option, but I'd like to find something similar for Linux. I know about cdrecord/proDVD, but last time I checked it didn't offer anything like this. Any suggestions?
posted by mrbill
on Jul 3, 2005 -
7 answers
