If you want to make backups, don't do it on a cdrom. Try rsync, it's a great backup tool. Here's a guide to dip your feet in: http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Hung Dang <hungp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >> Hung Dang wrote: >> >>> James Wall wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I am looking for a backup program that can back up to my DVD+-R/RW drive >>>> to back up my private portage tree/distfile/music/web server. What >>>> programs would you recommend to handle this task? >>>> >>>> TIA James Wall >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> You can try k3b >>> >> >> Well, that's not a backup app. But anyway, I don't use a "backup app" >> either. I just tar.lzma the whole thing and burn it :P >> >> >> My bad :( I thought it is the program to write to DVD. > I am not sure what you want. In my case, I combine a bash script to > compress, rsync ... with cron to do the back up weekly. It seem to be quite > convenient. > > If you have big files using rar is faster and save more space than tar. > > Hung > > >
