On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 15:58, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
I have a system with 2 HDD's, namely a 20Gb and a 7.5Gb HDD.
What I would like to do is copy an exact replica of /home and /etc and all of their contents from the 20Gb to the 7.5Gb.
<snip> Totally amazed that the best / easiest method is not mentioned: I suggest: 1) Load StoreBackup with Yast. 2) Modify it's .conf file to do a backup everynight. The advantages are as follows: - StoreBackup uses gzip to compress the files, They are zipped individually so that they are individually accessable. - StoreBackup saved multiple versions of modified files, accesable via "date" directory. - StoreBackup creates a full directory structure for each run, allowing easy access to the backups. - Storebackup makes links to non modified files so as not to store the same file 2. - Storebakcup deletes old backups automatically. - Storebackup is configured "logically". i.e:. "Keep 5 daily, 3 end-of-weeks, 3 end-of-months", does exactly what you would expect! I can really think of absolutetly nothing I would change! It is the best I've ever seen. YOu set it up in an hour, check it for 3 days, and then forget about backups for ever! Jerry. P.S. Do yourself a favor, and just try it.