Posted on 11/08/2010 9:31:57 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Best of Linux So far, in my look at Linux compared to Mac and Windows, I've covered music players, photo organizers, and video editors. But all those apps – and all the documents they create – are lost if your hard drive crashes, your laptop takes a spill, or some other catastrophe strikes.
If you have documents, you must have a backup solution - Mac users at least have the option of Time Machine and Windows offers Live Drive. In this final installment of my look at the Linux desktop, I'll assess how Linux stacks up against backup solutions for Windows and OS X.
To keep things simple, we'll divide backup options into two camps: those that backup to a disk, and those that backup to web servers. For the latter, there is some degree of trust involved. While all of the options I've outlined offer secure encrypted connection, if you still aren't comfortable with the idea, then web-based backup services are not for you.
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Thanks,...had not heard of it.
I use Back in Time to backup to my NAS for a ‘time machine’. Works great. I tried Flyback, but there was some problem with it. I think it was that it didn’t work with NFS for some reason.
Back In Time works great for me as well. I’ve run some tests with it, and it seems to do exactly what it says it does. I have’t made it to the point yet, where it completely fills up the backup volume and has to scavenge for space though. I set up the rotation so that it would keep today, yesterday, 1 week ago, monthlies until a year, then annuals. Kinda like that setup, and it would work for most anything I’d ever want to restore.
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