[opensuse] rsnapshot question
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Hello SuSE people, Is there any advantage ro running rsnapshot over plain old rsync? I don't want to do regular timed backups with chron because my backup disk is usb and I only plug it in when I want to use it. (don't want it running all of the time.) I tried installing dirvish but ran into dependency hell and gave up. Still wish there was a good GUI backup tool. Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Quoting Bob S <911@sanctum.com>:
Hello SuSE people,
Is there any advantage ro running rsnapshot over plain old rsync? I don't want to do regular timed backups with chron because my backup disk is usb and I only plug it in when I want to use it. (don't want it running all of the time.)
rsnapshot just runs rsync under the covers. The advantage is convenience. It manages the ladder of backups (7 dailies, 4 weeklies, 6 monthlies), and slices in a backup (7 in each of my backups). I backup to a USB disk largely every night. Works quite well. HTH, Jeffrey -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Am Dienstag 06 Januar 2009 00:41:12 schrieb Bob S:
Is there any advantage ro running rsnapshot over plain old rsync? I don't want to do regular timed backups with chron because my backup disk is usb and I only plug it in when I want to use it. (don't want it running all of the time.)
There is no problem with calling rsnapshot by hand instead of installing it into a crontab. With a little bit scripting, It is even possible to call it automatically on plugin of an usb disk and let the machine beep if the backup is done and the disk can be removed. Herbert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Bob S
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Herbert Graeber
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Jeffrey L. Taylor