[gnome-user-docs] backup candidates
- From: Michael Hill <mdhill src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] backup candidates
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 17:28:49 +0000 (UTC)
commit 6b29538e932025d8180931a2e821b2af2ed8dee9
Author: Michael Hill <mdhill src gnome org>
Date: Sat Oct 1 13:28:34 2011 -0400
backup candidates
gnome-help/C/backup-check.page | 25 +++++++------
gnome-help/C/backup-frequency.page | 32 +++++++++--------
gnome-help/C/backup-how.page | 35 ++++++++++++------
gnome-help/C/backup-restore.page | 19 +++++-----
gnome-help/C/backup-thinkabout.page | 40 ++++++++++++++-------
gnome-help/C/backup-what.page | 65 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
gnome-help/C/backup-where.page | 22 +++++++++---
gnome-help/C/backup-why.page | 14 +++++--
8 files changed, 153 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-check.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-check.page
index f105230..25e7b78 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-check.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-check.page
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#backup"/>
<desc>Verify your backup was successful.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -15,21 +16,23 @@
<title>Check your backup</title>
<p>After you have backed up your files, you should make sure that the
-backup was successful. If it didn't work properly, you could lose important
-data since some files could be missing from the backup.</p>
+ backup was successful. If it didn't work properly, you could lose important
+ data since some files could be missing from the backup.</p>
<p>When you use the file manager to copy or move files, the
-computer checks to make sure that all of the data transferred correctly.
-However, if you are transferring data that is very important to you,
-you may want to perform additional checks to confirm that your
-data has been transferred properly.</p>
+ computer checks to make sure that all of the data transferred correctly.
+ However, if you are transferring data that is very important to you,
+ you may want to perform additional checks to confirm that your
+ data has been transferred properly.</p>
<p>You can do an extra check by looking through the copied files
-and folders on the destination media. By checking to make sure that the files and folders you transferred are actually there in the backup, you can have extra confidence that the process was
-successful.</p>
+ and folders on the destination media. By checking to make sure that the files
+ and folders you transferred are actually there in the backup, you can have
+ extra confidence that the process was successful.</p>
- <note style="tip"><p>If you find that you do regular backups of large amounts of data, you may find it easier to
-use a dedicated backup program, such as <app>DÃjà Dup</app>. Such a program is more powerful and more reliable than
-just copying and pasting files.</p></note>
+ <note style="tip"><p>If you find that you do regular backups of large amounts
+ of data, you may find it easier to use a dedicated backup program, such as
+ <app>DÃjà Dup</app>. Such a program is more powerful and more reliable than
+ just copying and pasting files.</p></note>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-frequency.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-frequency.page
index b5b29fc..353f6c2 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-frequency.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-frequency.page
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#backup"/>
- <desc>Learn how often your should backup your important files to make sure that they're safe.</desc>
+ <desc>Learn how often your should backup your important files to make sure
+ that they're safe.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany antopolski gmail com</email>
@@ -17,27 +19,27 @@
<title>Frequency of backups</title>
-<p>How often you make backups will depend on the type of data to be backed up.
-For example, if you are running a network environment with critical data
-stored on your servers, then even nightly backups may not be enough.</p>
+ <p>How often you make backups will depend on the type of data to be backed up.
+ For example, if you are running a network environment with critical data stored
+ on your servers, then even nightly backups may not be enough.</p>
-<p>On the other hand, if you are backing up the data on your home computer
-then hourly backups would likely be unnecessary. You may find it helpful to
-consider the following points when planning your backup schedule:</p>
+ <p>On the other hand, if you are backing up the data on your home computer
+ then hourly backups would likely be unnecessary. You may find it helpful to
+ consider the following points when planning your backup schedule:</p>
<list style="compact">
<item><p>The amount of time you spend on the computer.</p></item>
<item><p>How often and by how much the data on the computer changes.</p></item>
</list>
-<p>If the data you want to back up is lower priority, or subject to few
-changes, like music, e-mails and family photos, then weekly or even monthly
-backups may suffice. However, if you happen to be in the middle of a tax
-audit, more frequent backups may be necessary.</p>
+ <p>If the data you want to back up is lower priority, or subject to few
+ changes, like music, e-mails and family photos, then weekly or even monthly
+ backups may suffice. However, if you happen to be in the middle of a tax audit,
+ more frequent backups may be necessary.</p>
-<p>As a general rule, the amount of time in between backups should be no more
-than the amount of time you are willing to spend re-doing any lost work. For
-example, if spending a week re-writing lost documents is too long for you,
-you should back up at least once per week.</p>
+ <p>As a general rule, the amount of time in between backups should be no more
+ than the amount of time you are willing to spend re-doing any lost work. For
+ example, if spending a week re-writing lost documents is too long for you, you
+ should back up at least once per week.</p>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-how.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-how.page
index e1e58e0..126b18c 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-how.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-how.page
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="backup-why"/>
- <desc>Use DÃjà Dup (or some other backup application) to make copies of your valuable files and settings to protect against loss.</desc>
+ <desc>Use DÃjà Dup (or some other backup application) to make copies of your
+ valuable files and settings to protect against loss.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany antopolski gmail com</email>
@@ -18,22 +20,31 @@
<title>How to back up</title>
-<p>The easiest way of backing up your files and settings is to let a backup application manage the backup process for you.
-A number of different backup applications are available, for example <app>DÃjà Dup</app>.</p>
+ <p>The easiest way of backing up your files and settings is to let a backup
+ application manage the backup process for you. A number of different backup
+ applications are available, for example <app>DÃjà Dup</app>.</p>
-<p>The help for your chosen backup application will walk you through setting your preferences for the backup, as
-well as how to restore your data.</p>
+ <p>The help for your chosen backup application will walk you through setting
+ your preferences for the backup, as well as how to restore your data.</p>
-<p>An alternative option is to <link xref="files-copy">copy your files</link> to a safe location, such as an
-external hard drive, another computer on the network, or a USB drive. Your <link xref="backup-thinkabout">personal files</link> and settings are usually in your Home folder, so you can copy them from there.</p>
+ <p>An alternative option is to <link xref="files-copy">copy your files</link>
+ to a safe location, such as an external hard drive, another computer on the
+ network, or a USB drive. Your <link xref="backup-thinkabout">personal files</link>
+ and settings are usually in your Home folder, so you can copy them from there.</p>
-<p>The amount of data you can back up is limited by the size of the storage device. If you have the room
-on your backup device, it is best to back up the entire Home folder with the following exceptions:</p>
+ <p>The amount of data you can back up is limited by the size of the storage
+ device. If you have the room on your backup device, it is best to back up the
+ entire Home folder with the following exceptions:</p>
<list>
- <item><p>Files that are already backed-up somewhere else, such as to a CD, DVD, or other removable media.</p></item>
- <item><p>Files that you can recreate easily. For example, if you are a programmer, you don't have to back up the files that get produced when you compile your programs. Instead, just make sure that you back up the original source files.</p></item>
- <item><p>Any files in the Trash folder. Your Trash folder can be found in <cmd>~/.local/share/Trash</cmd>.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Files that are already backed-up somewhere else, such as to a CD, DVD,
+ or other removable media.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Files that you can recreate easily. For example, if you are a
+ programmer, you don't have to back up the files that get produced when you
+ compile your programs. Instead, just make sure that you back up the original
+ source files.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Any files in the Trash folder. Your Trash folder can be found in
+ <cmd>~/.local/share/Trash</cmd>.</p></item>
</list>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-restore.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-restore.page
index 542f993..61124e2 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-restore.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-restore.page
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#backup"/>
<desc>Retrieve your files from a backup.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany antopolski gmail com</email>
@@ -19,18 +20,18 @@
<title>Restore a backup</title>
-<p>If you lost or deleted some of you files, but you have a backup of them,
-you can restore them from the backup: </p>
+ <p>If you lost or deleted some of you files, but you have a backup of them,
+ you can restore them from the backup: </p>
<list>
- <item><p>If you want to restore your backup from a device such as external
-hard drive, USB drive or another computer on the network, you can <link
-xref="files-copy">copy them</link> back to your computer.</p></item>
+ <item><p>If you want to restore your backup from a device such as external
+ hard drive, USB drive or another computer on the network, you can
+ <link xref="files-copy">copy them</link> back to your computer.</p></item>
- <item><p>If you created your backup using a backup application such
-as <app>DÃjà Dup</app>, it is recommended that you use the same application
-to restore your backup. Review the application help for your backup program,
-it will provide specific instructions on how to restore your files.</p></item>
+ <item><p>If you created your backup using a backup application such as
+ <app>DÃjà Dup</app>, it is recommended that you use the same application to
+ restore your backup. Review the application help for your backup program: it
+ will provide specific instructions on how to restore your files.</p></item>
</list>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-thinkabout.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-thinkabout.page
index b8c1027..cd9956e 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-thinkabout.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-thinkabout.page
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="files#backup"/>
- <desc>A list of folders where you can find documents, files and settings that you may want to back up.</desc>
+ <desc>A list of folders where you can find documents, files and settings
+ that you may want to back up.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
+
<credit type="author">
<name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
<email>tiffany antopolski gmail com</email>
@@ -19,35 +22,46 @@
<title>Where can I find the files I want to back up?</title>
-<p>
-Deciding which files to back up, and locating them, is the most difficult step when attempting to perform a backup.
-Listed below are the most common locations of important files and settings that you may want to back up.
-</p>
+ <p>Deciding which files to back up, and locating them, is the most difficult
+ step when attempting to perform a backup. Listed below are the most common
+ locations of important files and settings that you may want to back up.</p>
<list>
<item>
<p>Personal files (documents, music, photos and videos)</p>
- <p>These are usually stored in your home folder (<file>/home/your_name</file>).
-They could be in subfolders such as Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos.</p>
- <p>If your backup medium has sufficient space (if it's an external hard disk, for example), consider backing up the entire Home folder. You can find out how much disk space your Home folder takes up by using the <app>Disk Usage Analyzer</app>.</p>
+ <p>These are usually stored in your home folder (<file>/home/your_name</file>).
+ They could be in subfolders such as Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music and
+ Videos.</p>
+ <p>If your backup medium has sufficient space (if it's an external hard disk,
+ for example), consider backing up the entire Home folder. You can find out how
+ much disk space your Home folder takes up by using the
+ <app>Disk Usage Analyzer</app>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Hidden files</p>
<p>Any file or folder name that starts with a period (.) is hidden by default.
-To view hidden files, click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq> or
-press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You can copy these to a backup location like any other file.</p>
+ To view hidden files, click <guiseq><gui>View</gui><gui>Show Hidden Files</gui></guiseq>
+ or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>H</key></keyseq>. You can copy these to a
+ backup location like any other file.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Personal settings (desktop preferences, themes, and software settings)</p>
- <p>Most applications store their settings in hidden folders inside your Home folder (see above for information on hidden files).</p>
- <p>Most of your application settings will be stored in the hidden folders <cmd>.config</cmd>, <cmd>.gconf</cmd>, <cmd>.gnome3</cmd>, and <cmd>.local</cmd> in your Home folder.</p>
+ <p>Most applications store their settings in hidden folders inside your Home
+ folder (see above for information on hidden files).</p>
+ <p>Most of your application settings will be stored in the hidden folders
+ <cmd>.config</cmd>, <cmd>.gconf</cmd>, <cmd>.gnome3</cmd>, and <cmd>.local</cmd>
+ in your Home folder.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>System-wide settings</p>
- <p>Settings for important parts of the system aren't stored in your Home folder. There are a number of locations that they could be stored, but most are stored in the <file>/etc</file> folder. In general, you won't need to back-up these files on a home computer. If you are running a server, however, you should back up the files for the services that it is running.</p>
+ <p>Settings for important parts of the system aren't stored in your Home
+ folder. There are a number of locations that they could be stored, but most are
+ stored in the <file>/etc</file> folder. In general, you won't need to back-up
+ these files on a home computer. If you are running a server, however, you
+ should back up the files for the services that it is running.</p>
</item>
</list>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-what.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-what.page
index d188aba..bdf5688 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-what.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-what.page
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="backup-why"/>
<desc>Back up anything that you can't bear to lose if something goes wrong.</desc>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -18,42 +19,46 @@
<title>What to back up</title>
-<p>
-Your priority should be to backup your <link xref="backup-thinkabout">most important files</link> as
-well as those that are difficult to recreate. An example, ranked from most important to least important:
-</p>
+ <p>Your priority should be to backup your
+ <link xref="backup-thinkabout">most important files</link> as well as those
+ that are difficult to recreate. For example, ranked from most important to
+ least important:</p>
<terms>
<item>
- <title>Your personal files</title>
- <p>This may include documents, spreadsheets, email, calendar appointments, financial data, family photos,
-or any other personal files that you would consider irreplaceable.</p>
- </item>
+ <title>Your personal files</title>
+ <p>This may include documents, spreadsheets, email, calendar appointments,
+ financial data, family photos, or any other personal files that you would
+ consider irreplaceable.</p>
+ </item>
- <item>
+ <item>
<title>Your personal settings</title>
- <p> This includes changes you may have made to colors, backgrounds, screen resolution
-and mouse settings on your desktop. This also includes application preferences, such as settings
-for <app>LibreOffice</app>, your music player, and your email program. These are replaceable,
-but may take a while to recreate.</p>
-</item>
-
-<item>
-<title>System settings</title>
-<p>Most people never change the system settings that are created during installation.
-If you do customize your system settings for some reason, or if you use your computer as a server, then you may wish to backup these settings.
-</p>
-</item>
-
-<item>
-<title>Installed software</title>
-<p>The software you use can normally be restored quite quickly after a serious computer problem, by reinstalling it.</p>
-</item>
+ <p> This includes changes you may have made to colors, backgrounds, screen
+ resolution and mouse settings on your desktop. This also includes application
+ preferences, such as settings for <app>LibreOffice</app>, your music player,
+ and your email program. These are replaceable, but may take a while to
+ recreate.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <item>
+ <title>System settings</title>
+ <p>Most people never change the system settings that are created during
+ installation. If you do customize your system settings for some reason, or if
+ you use your computer as a server, then you may wish to backup these
+ settings.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <item>
+ <title>Installed software</title>
+ <p>The software you use can normally be restored quite quickly after a
+ serious computer problem, by reinstalling it.</p>
+ </item>
</terms>
-<p>In general, you will want to backup files that are irreplaceable and files
-that require a great time investment to replace without a backup. If things
-are easy to replace, on the other hand, you may not want to use up disk space
-by having backups of them.</p>
+ <p>In general, you will want to backup files that are irreplaceable and files
+ that require a great time investment to replace without a backup. If things are
+ easy to replace, on the other hand, you may not want to use up disk space by
+ having backups of them.</p>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-where.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-where.page
index 03bf24f..bf35254 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-where.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-where.page
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="backup-why"/>
- <desc>Advice on where to store your backups and what type of storage device to use.</desc>
+ <desc>Advice on where to store your backups and what type of storage device
+ to use.</desc>
<title type="sort">c</title>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -17,9 +19,16 @@
</info>
<title>Where to store your backup</title>
-<p>You should store backup copies of your files somewhere separate from your computer - on an external hard disk, for example. That way, if the computer breaks, the backup will still be intact. For maximum security, you shouldn't keep the backup in the same building as your computer. If there is a fire or theft, both copies of the data could be lost if they are kept together.</p>
+
+ <p>You should store backup copies of your files somewhere separate from your
+ computer - on an external hard disk, for example. That way, if the computer
+ breaks, the backup will still be intact. For maximum security, you shouldn't
+ keep the backup in the same building as your computer. If there is a fire or
+ theft, both copies of the data could be lost if they are kept together.</p>
-<p>It is important to choose an appropriate <em>backup medium</em> too. You need to store your backups on a device that has sufficient disk capacity for all of the backed-up files.</p>
+ <p>It is important to choose an appropriate <em>backup medium</em> too. You
+ need to store your backups on a device that has sufficient disk capacity for
+ all of the backed-up files.</p>
<list style="compact">
<title>Local and remote storage options</title>
@@ -42,9 +51,12 @@
<p>Writable CDs or DVDs (low/medium capacity)</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>Online backup service (<link href = "http://aws.amazon.com/s3/";>Amazon S3</link> or <link href="https://one.ubuntu.com/";>Ubuntu One</link>, for example; capacity depends on price)</p>
+ <p>Online backup service (<link href = "http://aws.amazon.com/s3/";>Amazon S3</link>
+ or <link href="https://one.ubuntu.com/";>Ubuntu One</link>, for example; capacity
+ depends on price)</p>
</item>
</list>
-<p>Some of these options have sufficient capacity to allow for a backup of every file on your system, also known as a <em>complete system backup</em>.</p>
+ <p>Some of these options have sufficient capacity to allow for a backup of
+ every file on your system, also known as a <em>complete system backup</em>.</p>
</page>
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/backup-why.page b/gnome-help/C/backup-why.page
index 9313bd6..dc4e40d 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/backup-why.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/backup-why.page
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
<desc>Why, what, where and how of backups.</desc>
<title type="link" role="trail">Backups</title>
+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-10-01" status="candidate"/>
+
<credit type="author">
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
<email>gnome-doc-list gnome org</email>
@@ -16,11 +18,15 @@
<title>Back up your important files</title>
-<p><em>Backing up</em> your files simply means making a copy of them for safekeeping.
-This is done in case the original files become unusable due to loss or corruption. These copies can be used to restore the original data in the event of loss. Copies should be stored on a different device from the original files. For example, you may use a USB drive, an external hard drive, a CD/DVD, or an off-site service.
-</p>
+ <p><em>Backing up</em> your files simply means making a copy of them for
+ safekeeping. This is done in case the original files become unusable due to
+ loss or corruption. These copies can be used to restore the original data in
+ the event of loss. Copies should be stored on a different device from the
+ original files. For example, you may use a USB drive, an external hard drive, a
+ CD/DVD, or an off-site service.</p>
-<p>The best way to back up up your files is to do so regularly, keeping the copies off-site and (possibly) encrypted.</p>
+ <p>The best way to back up up your files is to do so regularly, keeping the
+ copies off-site and (possibly) encrypted.</p>
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