Hi Barry! I'd forgotten about Ubuntu One! Just switched it on and logged in. That, together with an rsync periodic (daily?) backup to the SD card might be enough of a belt-and-braces approach to cover the issue. Any idea what a bash script for this job would look like? ;-)
On 20/11/11 16:56, Barry Drake wrote: > On 20/11/11 16:23, Bea Groves wrote: >> a) Monitor the Documents folder (and all subfolders) on a continuous >> basis >> b) If a file or folder is created or modified, then copy the changes to >> another drive or folder of my choice (e.g. an SD card) > > I'm using the Ubuntu One cloud to do exactly that - and it syncs file in > the folders I've chosen back to my netbook whenever I'm using that. I > also use rsync to backup to a second hard drive from time to time, but > that does not monitor file changes in real time - it just does a daily > check and sync. It's quite easy to write a script to run rsync. > > Regards, Barry. > -- Beatrix E. Groves BA Hons (Educ) LCGI MAPTT MIFL QTLS President, Institute for Learning (IfL) General Secretary, Association of Part-Time Tutors (APTT) <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<> Email: beagro...@gmail.com Web: http://www.beagroves.net Blog: http://beagroves.tumblr.com <>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<> Random Quote of the Day (chosen by my computer) -------------> 'You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.' (Al Capone) -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
