Re: Simple backup / copy tool with GUI
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Date: 04/18/04
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 15:44:51 -0400
T. G wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am looking for a simple tool to make backup of a selection of my files
> to a USB drive. Or just to copy them from all over the place to one big
> catalog do I can easily burnthem to CD from there.
>
> I am not looking for anything fancy here, just something where I can
> easily define what files or folders should be copied.
>
> The only catch is that I need a GUI where I can see what files I have
> coosen, some kind of progress indicator and some confirmation that the
> files have actually been copied. Small things like that, just imagine a
> GUI program for copying different files to one location and I am pretty
> sure it will ahve all the functionality.
>
> Both Windows and Linux programs are of interest. I have used freebyte
> backup on windows but it seems to have problems with long filenames of
> folders or something. Atleast it doesnt copy all files and give no reason
> except "skiped".
>
> Any pointers are apreciated, for Windows I am looking for something free
> or really cheap but for Linux I could possibly cough up a few dollars.
>
> Tim
Have you thought of a script? I do something similar, but without the GUI,
twice a day to back up my stuff.
First I arranged that all my data files are all in the same path, such as:
/home/tim/data/and everything else branches off from here
For things that did not fit into that scheme, because a program defaulted to
a different directly, such as mail programs, I used copy commands in a
script because there were a number of them, copying into this directory
scheme.
After that I used KCron to burn my data onto a CD every morning and every
night. (I guess that is a GUI.) For this you have to know the burning
commands. I use CDRWs because of the expense and have a line in the burn
script that blanks them before the burn.
Works good. I keep a rotating series of CDs. When leaving the house (I work
at home, I'm a writer) I always take the newest version with me in case of
fire or theft.
If in the middle of the day I feel the need to have a more recent copy, I
use X-CD-Roast for a manual backup. For some unfathomable reason, the
script I use on KCron (which is a GUI front end to cron) sometimes fails to
burn when done as a straight script.
I am very protective of my data.
--Rod
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