If by best, you mean fastest, and you are using the ext2 or ext3 file system; then the good old fashioned 'dump' command is going to be an order of magnitude faster than any other method.

Dan-

max wrote:

I need to backup the archive of backuppc in a usb external HD.
What's the best method?

cp -a, tar, rsync....

best,
MaX

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