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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine: incremental back-ups
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On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> wrote:
> My new machine is working very well -- thanks again for the advice -- ,
> tho' the sighing noise from the CPU fan is a bit trying (smile),
> & I'm considering setting up an incremental back-up system
> so that if the SSD collapses,
> I can restore everything from files stored on the HDD without re-installing.
>
> I already have an adequate set-up of back-ups, incl off-site copies,
> which ensures my personal files + configs cb restored,
> but it involves some human intervention from me at various times
> & I would have to re-install all the system + Portage stuff.
>
> What do people who do incremental back-ups use ?

I'm using rdiff-backup to do incremental backups of my local machine
to an external HDD, as well as using it to make backups of a remote
server over SSH onto my local machine.