On Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:43:22 -0400 Default User <hunguponcont...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 12:28 PM Celejar <cele...@gmail.com> wrote: ... > 3 - Now on to the subject of backing up a system. I am using rsync as > my primary backup tool. Celejar, thank you for suggesting borg. I > did install it and look at it briefly. But for several reasons, I'm > not sure I want to use that right now. > > It is of course one more thing to learn, use, and maintain. > > I get the sense that it stores data as a mass of chunks, rather than > as individual files, so if something goes wrong it could really go > wrong? It is newer, and perhaps less proven than some older > alternatives. All true enough, but note that my impression at least is that it's not some kind of small, hobby project, but a very sophisticated, highly polished, widely used piece of software. Celejar
