I knocked up a couple of very quick and dirty scripts - they are in a subdirectory of the home path:
fullback.sh sudo tar cvpjf backupfull.tar.bz2 --exclude=/proc --exclude=/run --exclude=/var/run --exclude=/cache --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys / --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/tmp --exclude=backup*.tar.bz2 --exclude=/SWAP.swap --exclude=/data/media/* homeback.sh sudo tar cvpjf backuphome.tar.bz2 /home/phablet --exclude=/home/phablet/backup/* --exclude=Videos --exclude=Pictures The first one does a full system backup, excluding anything you wouldn't want to backup. The second backs up all the user data and app prefs, excluding the potentail large files in pics and vids. It's not pretty, but it can at least give you a rough backup. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 21/3/16, Lorn Potter <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: [Ubuntu-phone] backup apps [was] Re: Is it time to flash my phone? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 21 March, 2016, 20:33 On Monday, March 21, 2016 03:03:59 PM Olivier Tilloy wrote: > > What you want to backup: > > > > * contacts: > > copy the folder /home/phablet/.local/share/evlution/addressbook/ > > > > * SMS/call history: > > you'll find that in /home/phablet/history-service/history.sqlite > > > > * You want to check your other apps. e.g. if you are using Authenticator > > for two-factor-authentication you will want to copy it's configuration > > too in order to not lock yourself out from your accounts. App's configs > > are in /home/phablet/.config/<appid> or > > /home/phablet/.local/share/<appid>. > > If you want to keep your web browsing history, bookmarks, downloads > history and cookies, you’ll want to back up > /home/phablet/.local/share/webbrowser-app Sorry for the thread hijack, but there seems to be a very obvious lack of any backup apps, or any way to easily backup data. Is anyone working on one or any plans for one? -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
