Simple Backup – Ubuntu
2008 octombrie 5
I’ve tried a lot of backup software for Ubuntu, but none was quite right for what i had in mind: simple interface, the ability to select the folders which to backup, auto backup, simple restore to a selected date and most important: to backup only the changed files and folders if a previous backup with the same files and folders already exists. That until i found Simple Backup. It has all the qualities i mentioned above, plus the ability to make a large backup at the begining and then only backup what changed. The name of the full backup extension directory: .full and partial backup directories: .inc … the perfect backup utility i’d say.
To install it, simply type this into a terminal:
sudo apt-get install sbackup
Here are some screenshots:
Da’ rsync ce-are, s-a demodat între timp?
Do thy give any information about the format of the data within the backup? We’ve met many that use tar or cpio for the actual backup data, so in the event of a data recovery being needed from a damaged backup the process is relatively straightforward, sadly some applications decide to invent the “better backup format” and produce a nightmare.
i’m not at home right now, but as i remember it uses tar format to backup data.
it uses .tgz files to store the backup.
But it has a useful utility called “simple backup restore” that lets you perform easy restores. It can display a list of all the available backups and then you can choose what you want to backup, even a single file in a given backup.