On Tue, 2011-12-27 at 13:42 -0700, Matt Graham wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I got things just the way I want them. How do I make a mirror image of my > >> hard drive? > > This is usually the wrong way to approach backups.[0] What if your disk dies, > and you need to restore your stuff onto a disk with a different size?[1] > You'll have to mount the images loopback and cp everything over, which makes > things less simple than you want.
I would have to agree. I have used several, but most of my experience is in networked environments where I generally use BackupPC. It works awesome, and provides a webpage resore process per user/node. This would work with a central storage system, not so great with a removable drive system, but it could be used this way. Take a look Kevin --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
