Re: [orca-list] problems backing up files

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

I use rdiff backup also and have even had to restore a file a time or
two.  I like it.  It does have a bit of a learning curve but it is
powerful.  It is strictly a command-line program written in python so
it can be easily scheduled from a crontab if you want.

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 03:00:06PM -0400, covici ccs covici com wrote:
> rsync is very nice, if you want to be able to restore previous versions
> of files, rdiff-backup works well.  You do have to read manual pages for
> those, but that is Linux for you.
>
> Michael Weaver <weavermicha googlemail com> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to backup my Ubuntu system but I am having problems finding
> > either a suitable backuptool which works with Orca or even do it
> > successfully with the command line.
> > With Deja-dup I get an error message about certain files like Duplicity
> > etc and it refuses to backup properly.
> > I even tried backing up my files from the terminal with as root user
> > after doing sudo su and typing my password with cp /home /media/DISGO,
> > the /media/DISGO being myy USB stick only I get an "Ommitting /home"
> > error message or something.
> > Unless I am doing something wrong such as maybe not adding *.* after
> > my /home after the CP command I can't understand why Orca gives me this
> > error message.
> > Not adding *.* is the only thing I can think of which might prevent me
> > from backing up my home directory.
> > Maybe someone could also suggest which files I might need to backup as
> > well as either a suitable app that works with Orca or a command line
> > which isn't complicated.
> > I read something about it being able to be done with the tar command
> > only I will have to look it up each time unless there is a way of
> > scripting the commands so I can run them automatically every so often.
> > Someone else suggested Rsync or something only it looks a bit
> > complicated and I am not sure if you need a server for that command
> > which I don't have. 
> >
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>          John Covici
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