On Mon 18 Apr 2022 at 16:06:48 (-0400), Default User wrote:
> BTW, I think I have narrowed the previous restore problem down to what I
> believe is a "buggy" early UEFI implementation on my computer (circa 2014).
> Irrelevant now; I have re-installed with BIOS (not UEFI) booting and MBR
> (not GP
On Tue 19 Apr 2022 at 07:19:58 (+0200), DdB wrote:
> So i came up with the idea to create a sort of inventory using a sparse
> copy of empty files only (using mkdir, truncate + touch). The space
> requirements are affordable (like 2.3M for an inventory representing
> 3.5T of data). The effect bein
Hello,
Am 11.04.2022 um 04:58 schrieb Default User:
> So . . . what IS the correct way to make "backups of backups"?
>
I don't know that for sure, but at first glance, i dont understand the
complexity of your setup either. Seems to by quite elaborate, which is
certainly suiting your needs. And
On 11/4/22 10:58, Default User wrote:
So . . . what IS the correct way to make "backups of backups"?
Sorry to take so long to respond. I am traveling and have only short
periods that I can spend on non-pressing matters.
To answer your question: the method that gets you the result you wan
On 4/18/22 13:06, Default User wrote:
Finally, fun fact:
Many years ago, at a local Linux user group meeting, Sun Microsystems put
on a demonstration of their ZFS filesystem. To prove how robust it was,
they pulled the power cord out of the wall socket on a running desktop
computer. Then they pl
On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 3:24 AM David Christensen
wrote:
> On 4/13/22 20:03, Default User wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:42 PM David Christensen wrote:
>
> >> As you find system administration commands that work, put them into
> >> scripts:
> >>
> >> #!/bin/sh
> >> sudo rsync -aAXHxvv --del
On 4/13/22 20:03, Default User wrote:
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:42 PM David Christensen wrote:
As you find system administration commands that work, put them into
scripts:
#!/bin/sh
sudo rsync -aAXHxvv --delete --info=progress2,stats2,name2
/media/default/MSD1/ /media/default/MSD2/
Use a ve
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 4:42 PM David Christensen
wrote:
> On 4/13/22 09:20, Default User wrote:
>
> >> Hey guys, sorry for just getting back with you now.
> >> Unfortunately, I am just now recovering from a self-inflicted computer
> >> disaster.
> >>
> >> While fighting with rsync, I did either:
On 4/13/22 09:20, Default User wrote:
Hey guys, sorry for just getting back with you now.
Unfortunately, I am just now recovering from a self-inflicted computer
disaster.
While fighting with rsync, I did either:
sudo rsync -aAXHSxvv --delete --info=progress2,stats2,name2
/media/default/MSD1/ /
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 12:09 PM Default User
wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 12:03 PM David Christensen <
> dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/10/22 22:15, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>> > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 09:44:59PM -0700, David Christensen wrote:
>> >> On 4/10/22 19:58, Defaul
On 4/10/22 22:15, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 09:44:59PM -0700, David Christensen wrote:
On 4/10/22 19:58, Default User wrote:
Hello!
My setup:
- single home x86-64 computer running Debian 11 Stable, up to date.
- one 4-Tb external usb hard drive to use as a backup device,
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 09:44:59PM -0700, David Christensen wrote:
> On 4/10/22 19:58, Default User wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > My setup:
> > - single home x86-64 computer running Debian 11 Stable, up to date.
> > - one 4-Tb external usb hard drive to use as a backup device, labeled MSD1.
> > - anot
On 4/10/22 19:58, Default User wrote:
Hello!
My setup:
- single home x86-64 computer running Debian 11 Stable, up to date.
- one 4-Tb external usb hard drive to use as a backup device, labeled MSD1.
- another identical usb hard drive, labeled MSD2, to use as a copy of the
backups on MSD1.
- the
On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 11:13 PM David wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 12:59, Default User
> wrote:
>
> > Then I try to use rsync to make an identical copy of backup device MSD1
> on an absolutely identical 4-Tb external usb hard drive,
> > labeled MSD2, using this command:
> >
> > sudo rsync -a
On Mon, 11 Apr 2022 at 12:59, Default User wrote:
> Then I try to use rsync to make an identical copy of backup device MSD1 on an
> absolutely identical 4-Tb external usb hard drive,
> labeled MSD2, using this command:
>
> sudo rsync -aAXHxvv --delete --info=progress2,stats2,name2
> /media/defa
Hello!
My setup:
- single home x86-64 computer running Debian 11 Stable, up to date.
- one 4-Tb external usb hard drive to use as a backup device, labeled MSD1.
- another identical usb hard drive, labeled MSD2, to use as a copy of the
backups on MSD1.
- the computer and all storage devices are for
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