Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

[Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 8:08 AM Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
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> I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy.
>
> Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups?
> Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire disk?
>
> Thank you

There are many strategies to do this. Investigate dump/restore, rsync,
tar, or even packages like bacula or amanda.

I use rsync daily and dump periodically to get some flexibility.

Andy