I use rsync out of cygwin for windows backups all the time. Works very well. On May 14, 2013 12:22 PM, "Carruth, Rusty" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Rsync can be made to work, I think. I know it works in linux, and I > think there's a windows version. The main problem on windows is making > it run like a cron job. For the features, it can use ssh as a transport > means, can copy double-remote I think (both sides are not local).... > > There was a backup program we had donated to PLUG MANY years ago, it was > kind of like tar and kind of like rsync. I'll look and see if I have > the book any more so I can post the name. > > Other than that, I bet the rest of the PLUGgers will have good ideas. > > Rusty > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:plug-discuss- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:56 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Any opinions on backup software? > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I've found myself looking at the issue of backups again. Currently I > > have an network drive which my sister and I will manually copy files > > over to. While this is better than nothing it's clearly not an ideal > > setup. I've googled backup software and there appears to be a very > > large selection so I thought I'd ask if anyone in PLUG has > suggestions. > > > > To put what I'm looking for in bullet points: > > * Ideally supports backup up both Linux and Windows > > * Will work with laptops that may not always be on or able to reach > the > > home network (I don't currently have a VPN set up for my home network > - > > - but that's a project for another day) > > * Has a straightforward means of copying the backups somewhere offsite > > (currently thinking of taking an external drive over to our parent's > > place whenever we visit, but also considering something like Amazon > > Glacier) > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To > > subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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