I schedule a daily Borgmatic <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__torsion.org_borgmatic_&d=DwIFaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=Q2W5S9_WGa6-bPnNtMzSCoQ7YFjSFYltnHNVGcT1qK8&s=GcXA1fPmqGHHHfVPDHSqHktV5MiID3RyURw2znCWC40&e= > / BorgBacku <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__borgbackup.readthedocs.io_en_stable_&d=DwIFaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=Q2W5S9_WGa6-bPnNtMzSCoQ7YFjSFYltnHNVGcT1qK8&s=DJrugoIacMQ_aktZAddtSrFp6pkAkG0zFEUfL4f8m_c&e= >p locally and remote to BorgBase <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.borgbase.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=Q2W5S9_WGa6-bPnNtMzSCoQ7YFjSFYltnHNVGcT1qK8&s=jm5pk-6LjvUJNlrLwMWvWNJ6u9yasVttGJ-D83UphvY&e= >. Works like a charm. Data recovery could be a challenge for her.
On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 3:04 AM Benson Muite <benson_mu...@emailplus.org> wrote: > Déjà Dup is a good choice for that. > > However, attitude changes may also be required. Assuming that some of > the information is confidential time investment on the part of the user > in understanding and being able to configure the system may be useful in > the long run. If you manage to create an attitude change, please let us > know how so we can replicate the process:) > > On 8/9/21 9:49 AM, Yasha Karant wrote: > > Thank you for the suggestion. However, I am NOT going to run the end > > user machine -- I have too many other things to do to be full time > > technical support (an IT technician, albeit one who uses Linux, not MS > > Windows or MacOS X, etc). She wants an incremental backup without file > > duplication and with the ability to "read" files from the backup without > > actually restoring these to the machine storage unless she so chooses > > (eg, the ability to recover a file she deleted but now needs). Moreover, > > the backup unit (probably a 1 Tbyte external USB drive the size of a > > deck of playing cards or perhaps smaller) needs to be removable from the > > machine. She plans to plug in the drive, Linux automounts it, and then > > she starts the incremental backup application of her (not the "system") > > files, typically her home directory and the tree from there, including > > links to her own files (not system files). When done, she safely removes > > the USB drive until the next backup. Unless I were to write (or find) a > > tar script and produce a GUI front end (she does not like to use a > > terminal application but rather a GUI -- she uses a word processor, etc, > > but not vi, not even GUI gvim), tar would not be a useful solution. (I > > did use tar to move her files from her "old" laptop to her "new" one, > > using an external USB drive, but she does not know nor is willing to > > understand how to do this.) > > > > Timeshift does appear to be a system backup -- this is not what she > wants. > > > > Regards > > > > Yasha > > > > On 8/8/21 10:19 PM, Andrew Komornicki wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Have you considered just doing a tar on the /home directory on a > >> periodic basis, and just copy the tar file to a backup drive. Simple and > >> easy. > >> > >> regards, > >> Andrew > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8/8/2021 7:38 PM, Yasha Karant wrote: > >>> Apple products and the Apple OS (currently based upon BSD) are > >>> proprietary.� If one needs service (hardware or software), one > >>> effectively must use an Apple store (at least in the USA).� The > >>> colleague is retired and has little money (this is the downward mobile > >>> USA economy save for the neo-liberal profiteers).� She got a > >>> used/refurb > >>> Lenovo Carbon X1 and I just installed a working Linux on it -- > >>> everything worked "out of the box". > >>> > >>> Reading more, Timeshift appears to be a systems, not end user files, > >>> backup utility.� Any suggestions from anyone? > >>> > >>> Take care.� Stay safe. > >>> > >>> On 8/8/21 7:32 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote: > >>>> On Sun, Aug 08, 2021 at 04:09:04PM -0700, Yasha Karant wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Assuming that she obtains a, say 1 Tbyte, external USB drive > >>>>> (powered from the USB port and either mechanical or SSD), she plans > >>>>> to do incremental backups to the backup drive. > >>>>> > >>>>> ... what ... would anyone recommend? > >>>>> ... [need] tool [that] actually "works". > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> get a mac and use the built-in incremental backup tool called "time > >>>> machine". > >>>> > >>>> spend more $$$, save on time, headache medicines and torn hair repair > >>>> (assuming you still had any). > >>>> >
