On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 09:03:24 -0600 (MDT) "Matthew Walker" <mwal...@kydance.net> wrote:
> >On Wed, April 8, 2009 8:22 am, Jared Smith wrote: >> On Sun, 2009-03-29 at 18:38 -0600, Byron Clark wrote: >>> Sounds like rsnapshot[1] would meet your needs pretty well. >> >> I took a look at rsnapshot a few years back, but ended up choosing >> rdiff-backup instead (for reasons I've since forgotten). I just >> thought I'd throw it out there as another possible solution. > >I'm a past supporter of rdiff-backup, mainly because it compresses the >diffs, so it uses less space. But this comes at a cost: It's a lot >more work to recover an old increment than it is with rsnapshot. I'll >be setting up a backup system soon, and I've decided to go with >rsnapshot this time. > My personal feelings here are that rdiff-backup is perfect for a workstation, rsnapshot for a server or critical environment. I'm uneasy with the rdiff-backup method because if a single file becomes corrupted you'll lose all backup data before that time. rsnapshot is a little more tolerant. Note: I do use rdiff-backup personally and love it. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
