Hi All On 30 April 2012 15:10, alan c <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 30/04/12 15:02, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hello All >> >> Hum.... backups >> >> Ubuntu One accounts get 5Gb free. I'm wondering if an option to >> automatically sync the Documents folder with Ubuntu One might help >> people not loose lots of work? I know it is getting into Google >> Chrome OS territory, and, yes, potentially another annoying and >> confusing choice when booting for the first time. Just a thought. >> >> Hope the chap who has nowhere to copy his 19Gb reads this: 5Gb on >> Ubuntu One, 2Gb on Dropbox and 5Gb on Google Drive. Use a local >> coffee bar or arts centre free wifi to do the intial sync to avoid >> topping out your broadband if it is capped. Better than loosing the >> lot. >> > > I have not used it much yet but I think that the backup app in 12.04 - by > default - tries to connect with ubuntu one! :-) > This is a good idea in principle. However I will be interested to see how > it works out. There are a real lot of hurdles from novice needing initial > backup through to successful use of U1 for backup, not least a typically > slow-ish upload rate. > Most people are now familiar with usb sticks and external larger usb > connected drives, and I suspect that is a more newcomer friendly route. > > > I am 'that chap' with 19GB to back up. I wouldn't use U1. It does too much syncing with my other machines. I keep it for files that I want to sync everywhere (like the file with the router's WEP key). Plus it is slow as a backup medium. I don't have capped broadband, which is good as I don't like coffee :) You are all right. I must look at backups, but I think it is a bit of a cop out to say it's your fault if an upgrade fails. True, I did run a risk on a machine that I know crashes a lot and I am lucky to have got out of it relatively unscathed. I have also be able to resize partitions, etc without having made backups. But I do think that developers should try to design upgrades that can recover from interruptions. I'm also not keen on the 'do a re-install' mantra. Its great if you have a minimal system, like I had on my netbook, but my desktop has loads of extras installed that I would have to remember and re-install. (That is a drawback, I suppose of keeping the initial install down to CD size - it doesn't even have LO Base). Then there is always all that re-inputting of email and instant messenger account details. I would be keen on keeping with 12.04 LTS until the next LTS, but I know I will lose out on upgrades to packages like LO. If I were on Windows, there would be no problem getting the next LO release. I hope developers will look at getting more package updates into LTS point releases. Tony
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