Simple backup query

Simple backup query

el badgerino 28 Apr 2009 19:49

I've a (hopefully) simple backup query.

I've a 500GB MBWE and a 500GB external USB drive. My plan is too back up my data once a week from the MBWE to the external then leave the external at work for a kind of offsite storage.

I've installed rsync 3 and had planned to bring it home, hook it up and just run a simple command once a week to do a differential backup to the external. I've failed at the 1st post as any commands I using rsnc always seems to come back 'Skipping directory….'

Anyone care to point out where I'm going wrong?

Thanks

Re: Simple backup query

ishbellnas 29 Apr 2009 01:53

try this
rsync -avl /MBWE /USB

It should work seamlessly.

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Re: Simple backup query

el badgerino 29 Apr 2009 18:45

Thanks, I assume you swap /MBWE for the source location amd /USB for the target?

If I do a df command, should I use the /dev/md4 structure (on the left) or the /internal/shares structure (on the right). Apologies, this linux stuff is a bit new to me, and just need to work out the differences from dos / windows…

Also, with the verbose switch it gives a nice list of what it's up to. What happens if I close the SSH session. Will it continue or will it stop? If the first, can I re-access the files being copied in a new session?

Thanks for the help.

Re: Simple backup query

TeinturMan 29 Apr 2009 03:22

Hi , have you checked the MybookClone FeaturePack?

http://highlevelbits.free.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=37&Itemid=59&lang=en

This featurepack intends to provide a user interface to do a rsync and a system backup to an external usb drive…
Regards,

Re: Simple backup query

el badgerino 29 Apr 2009 18:47

I did look at this and it sounds a bit more than I need, like I said, I don't need a timed solution every day, just a script every now and then.

If I can't get this to work, I may come back though!