Re: GNOME Feature Proposal: Backup

[Mattias Eriksson <snaggen acc umu se>]

ons 2011-05-11 klockan 12:03 +0200 skrev Michael Terry:
>     So specifically, you're talking about dropping:
>      * Encryption toggle
>      * Include/exclude
>      * How long to keep backups
>      * How often to back up
>     
>     I'm happy to have a discussion about what to do for each. 

Encryption toggle: Since encryption requires a passphrase it is hard to get rid of, and for cloud storage it is very nice to have. 
Include/exclude: I think Exclude is still relevant (include should default to all personal data), since I (and probably a lot of other users) download stuff from the Internet that are very temporary, it can be movies, software installers aso... on my Mac I have added and exclude rule for the download folder since that would just waste space on my backup-unit. 
How long to keep backups: Forever or as long as there are storage left. I like the TimeCapsule version with a nice default algorithm that tries to keep as much as possible as long as possible. 
How often to back up: Always by monitoring the files. 

just my view... 

//Snaggen