[kwlug-disc] GUI Backup Software

Joe Wennechuk youcanreachmehere at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 11 15:10:48 EDT 2014


I'm going to try the duplicati for now, I will keep you posted.

> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:05:28 -0400
> From: unsolicited at swiz.ca
> To: kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] GUI Backup Software
> 
> Correction, looks like duplicati has a gui.
> 
> https://www.google.com/search?q=duplicati+screenshots&tbm=isch
> 
> 
> On 14-06-11 02:59 PM, unsolicited wrote:
> > But also command line? (Just checking.)
> >
> >  From the wikipedia article on it, I got to duplicati,
> > http://www.duplicati.com/home on which it mentions making use of one's
> > clouds, too.
> >
> > Perhaps of interest.
> >
> > (Still command line though, as far as I can tell. So, of interest to me,
> > but perhaps not what the OP is looking for.)
> >
> >
> > On 14-06-11 02:14 PM, Jason Locklin wrote:
> >> On 11/06/14 10:49 AM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> >>> I took this question to alternativeto.net and the favourite there (after
> >>> rsync) is http://www.duplicati.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> Duplicity is great. Encrypted backups, rotation of partial and full
> >> backups, easy automation and logging, lot's of "backends" for various
> >> remote and local backups. I have used it for years on my own machines to
> >> back things up to multiple places nightly. According to apt, Deja-dup is
> >> a GUI frontend to Duplicity that integrates well with Gnome, but I
> >> personally prefer scripted backups running from cron. There is also
> >> Duply and backupninja in the repos, but I find duplicity fine on it's
> >> own. I like being able to restore a single file, or entire filesystem
> >> from yesterday, or a specific day 8 months ago, yet have nightly backups
> >> that typically take only a few minutes. Just don't forget to secure your
> >> backup key/passphrase away in a few safe places.
> >>
> >
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