> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Edward Ned Harvey <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On mac & windows, I'm accustomed to Time Machine and Acronis. Key features >> are: >> . Run in the background, low priority, no complaints from user about >> performance. >> . Daily (or more frequent) incrementals >> . Able to specify excludes >> . Able to restore whole system, or just a few individual files >> . User doesn't need IT assistance to restore a few individual files >> >> I'm willing to compromise on the last two points, and *maybe* even >> compromise on the excludes. But there can be no compromise on the first two >> points. >> >> I'm trying to find a suitable, similar backup solution for linux (ubuntu >> desktop in particular). Up till now, the best I've done is dump (ext4 >> filesystem.) Unfortunately, even when I nice dump to the fullest extent, >> it's still too resource intensive. Users complain tremendously, as long as >> it's running. >> >> Any suggestions for alternatives? >>
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