Making copies of data so that the copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event, or for historical retention.
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23 views
Trying to Compress a ripped Mp4 without losing quality. Ive been using Handbrake but very little compression
Trying to Compress a ripped Mp4 without losing quality. Ive been using Handbrake but very little compression unless i want a highly pixellated image.
Any ideas guys?
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Auto backup photos to network drive
My wife's ultrabook is getting full of pictures. I have a NAS that all our pictures are on. What I want to do is store EVERY picture on the NAS (easy) but keep all the photos from the last 12 months ...
-1
votes
0answers
21 views
Backing up files to a cloud server
Since mega now offer 50GB free and Flickr 1TB I thought it might be a good idea to have an application that backs up my computer to my account on either of those. Does anyone know of something like ...
0
votes
2answers
40 views
How to open big tar.gz file
I created a big tar.gz files using http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap29sec306.html
It is a daily backup file.
My computer has 3GB RAM and is running Windows 7.
My biggest archive is 183Gb ...
0
votes
1answer
17 views
In Firefox, what exactly does “Reset Firefox” do?
What exactly does the "Reset Firefox" function do in Firefox? (Firefox->Help->Troubleshooting Information->Reset Firefox) It says that things get reset to their default state -- is there a precise ...
0
votes
1answer
15 views
Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to auto-backup my drives without me taking action?
Can I use Microsoft SyncToy to backup my drives without me taking action? I want to to back up often, like every 30 minutes.
0
votes
0answers
26 views
My hard drives are losing files during backup
I have two Western Digital Passport drives and I am seeking to backup data from one to another. Once the backup is done (the loading bar finishes), Windows says certain files could not be transferred. ...
0
votes
0answers
18 views
Clonezilla backup from a running operating system?
I often use Clonezilla to backup my system. I have a few different partitions on my main boot drive and have an additional disk array to which I perform the backups. Essentially, I have a EFI drive, a ...
0
votes
2answers
46 views
Backup photos from Google Plus?
I'm interested in using Google Plus to backup my photos online, but I'm nervous about trusting my backup to only one location. I'd like a way to automatically download my Google+ photos from the web ...
0
votes
1answer
30 views
rsync doesn't see/transfer any data
I have a directory on remote VPS (/backuptest) with a archive in it (/backuptest/Friday.tar.gz2).
I am trying to use rsync to connect to the VPS and download the archive to my local machine ...
0
votes
1answer
51 views
rsync 'No such file or directory' error
Note: this is also posted at stackoverflow by accident
Can someone give me a hand as to why my rsync command isn't working? I can't figure out what's wrong
#! /bin/bash
RSYNC=/usr/bin/rsync
...
0
votes
2answers
35 views
Is there any way to take back up any installed software?
I know of a few programs which help you take backups of installed drivers on your system... I would like to know if there is any process or some software which helps you backup any installed software ...
0
votes
4answers
30 views
Backup entire data and migrate
I have been given promotion in the office and hence given a new laptop. Now I have to move from my old system to the new laptop. I am currently working on many projects and have many dependencies ...
0
votes
0answers
45 views
Looking for device to use multiple SD-cards as RAID backup device. (not RAID 0)
I'm looking for a device that can put multiple SD-cards, or USB sticks but SD-cards are preferred, into a RAID system. Also preferably accessible via USB so I can use it with a laptop.
I found ...
1
vote
1answer
46 views
How to mirror multiple sources to a single destination?
I have multiple 2-3TB drives inside and connected to my working PC. The data I want to backup on each system lies in the folder "digitalized" (photos, time-lapse, etc).
I have a NAS (PC with 8 drives ...
1
vote
0answers
12 views
How to backup apps + data using TitaniumBackup directly to SMB share
I've been searching for answer to this question for quite some time now and finally decided I should as a question here.
So I've managed to find a kernel module (cifs.ko) for my kernel build on ...
1
vote
0answers
15 views
Windows Backup to wait for Backup-Target-HDD
I'm currently using the built in backup function of Windows 7 (Pro) to do a file backup (not an image). However when I forget to plug-in the external HDD where the backup should be written to, I get a ...
0
votes
0answers
14 views
Change iPhone file permissions wihout jailbreak [migrated]
I want to delete some apps (games) but backup their save game data.
Since there's no way to save your saved game data the only way to backup this files is using something like iFunBox and copy both ...
0
votes
1answer
24 views
How can I turn my current PC into a NAS device without losing the PC
Basically I want to know if there is a proper way that I can take my current desktop PC (custom built) and add 2 additional hard drives and have these 2 drives act as a NAS backup with raid, while ...
0
votes
1answer
17 views
IBM ThinkPad t410s - making copy of backup partition to recover disk space
I see the forum. I bought the laptop used. The original buyer must have made a backup copy, or it wouldn't reject my doing so, now. I need the disk space. The IBM link for requesting the backup is ...
0
votes
2answers
58 views
Why would differential backups take less space than full or incremental backups?
According to this article from Microsoft
Differential backups require even less disk, tape, or network drive
space than incremental backups.
Backup time is faster than full or incremental backups.
...
-1
votes
2answers
48 views
what to choose for backup: HDD or DVD [closed]
I want to backup my photos and I would like to know which is the better media to store them. I would prefer to store them on an HDD because of the space, but I don't know who has a better lifetime.
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votes
3answers
41 views
Windows backup to network drive [closed]
What is a good, free solution to backup the Windows computers on my home network (Windows Vista and Windows 8, home editions) to a network drive? I would like this solution to work on a schedule and ...
0
votes
1answer
46 views
How to incrementally backup a partition (not as a bunch of files) and be able to mount the snapshots?
Is there any tools that allows this use case:
I have a LVM2 partition vg-vol;
I periodically create snapshots of it, save them (create_new_snapshot --directory=/media/external_storage/snapshots/ ...
1
vote
0answers
32 views
Back up to Time Capsule remotely via SSH + iMac
I wonder if it's possible to connect from my MacBook at home to my iMac at work, using SSH and then bind 'whateverport' to my Time Capsule (placed at work) so I can backup my MacBook from home as ...
0
votes
0answers
17 views
Will Windows 8/OS X boot from a hard-drive drive created from a block-level backup of its main hard-drive?
I'm running Windows 8 and OS X on a late 2010 Macbook Pro using Bootcamp. I'd like to replace the internal HDD with an SSD, but want to get a backup process in place first.
I read this article by ...
2
votes
2answers
33 views
Windows backup status?
Is there a way to display Windows Backup status, other than opening the control panel item itself, or keeping an eye on the Action Center tray icon?
That is, is there a Gadget or even an API that ...
0
votes
1answer
18 views
Hudson Backup Plugin - Backup copy to remote system with scripting
I am using Hudson Backup Plugin, it is working fine, but I have to put one copy of backup file in another Linux machine and one copy in local machine. It is not providing any pre-script or post-script ...
-4
votes
0answers
43 views
batch file for 3day and monthly backup
I have to create a batch file it should function like this
It should take a backup every three day with date folder name"c:\wamp\xyz" of this folder
after very 10 backup that is a month. so at the end ...
1
vote
1answer
55 views
Windows 8 File History won't recognize my external hard drive
I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to 8 and am still learning the ins-and-outs of the upgrade. One thing I recently discovered was that Win8 replaces the Volume Shadow Copy Service with the new File ...
0
votes
1answer
34 views
Network Device not getting Detected after Windows System Restore
I have been trying to setup a pair of systems to be Primary and Secondary Servers for the Fail safe systems. I prepared both the systems with Windows Server 2008 32 Bit. For replication, I have took a ...
1
vote
0answers
17 views
Can i make auto backup for apple devices via Windows Server 2012?
I have Windows Server 2012 and I configured auto backup for all computers,
Can I make it also for Apple devices such as (iPhone, iPad etc.)
can any body help me ?
Best Regards. :)
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votes
0answers
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What software works like CrashPlan, but keeps your files as is? [closed]
I've been using CrashPlan for a while now. I really like the software, mainly because it allows me to backup to my own computers in addition to their cloud servers. And it's all automatic. The ...
5
votes
3answers
127 views
How does Windows 7 Backup & Restore go about backing up files?
My backup file is written to separate 300 GB drive. Over time, the file grows to the point where the drive it's on runs out of space. Well, I don't have 300 GB's worth of new data at any given ...
0
votes
1answer
32 views
Why does OS X Time Machine create directory hardlinks?
I've been reading up on how OS X Time Machine works. Appearantly it creates hard links for directories as well. I'd imagine directories could just be created and only files could be hard linked.
Is ...
0
votes
0answers
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Is there a way to verify data integrity when transitioning from tape backups to Riverbed whitewater?
We are looking at migrating from the use of tape libraries to backing up and archiving data to Amazon S3 using Riverbed Whitewater. I would imagine that for a period of time we would continue backing ...
0
votes
0answers
9 views
Webmin fails to restore VM over FTP
I have a number of XEN VMs running on a single server. I manage them with Cloudmin/Webmin and have scheduled daily system backups. The backups are performed by Cloudmin and are stored on a remote ...
1
vote
1answer
27 views
check physical contents of hard disk connected in software Raid 1 / Windows 7
I have two 500GB hard disks configured in raid 1 (mirroring) on Windows 7. It is being labelled as 'Healthy' in Windows. As you know, these are accessed as one partition of 500GB.
Is there any tool ...
0
votes
1answer
45 views
How do I use 7-zip AND from SPECIFIC folder backup only the config.xml files
I have a Jenkins Server which I want to Backup using 7-zip.
I want to backup the full C:\JENKINS with all the sub directories with only one exception. The exception is that from the JOBS folder I ...
0
votes
0answers
57 views
Is there an alternative to git-annex for windows?
see http://git-annex.branchable.com/
Especially the use case of the archivist. Reproduced below
use case: The Archivist
Bob has many drives to archive his data, most of them kept offline, in
...
1
vote
1answer
21 views
Recovery of disk with intermittent errors
The hard disk drive (Hitachi HTS547575A9E384) in my laptop (Samsung NP300E5A-A07PL) has failed... again (it was once replaced by warranty)! Lubuntu 12.10 noticed disk errors and switched '/' to ...
0
votes
1answer
36 views
Is there any simple way to save data beside creating live usb?
My windows laptop has a problem. It actually has problem with its battery, somehow the battery is not functioned anymore. This morning, my 18 month boy turned on the laptop without any power plugged ...
1
vote
1answer
53 views
Nokia Suite backup folders
I have Nokia Suite installed on a Windows XP PC, but now I need to use another one (still with WinXP) and I need to transfer my content to the new location.
Installing again the program on the new PC ...
0
votes
0answers
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How to start design “Disaster Recovery” plan for my company?
Recently, some disaster happened in my company, server crash, data erased.
Is there a good Disaster Recovery plan that I can follow?
Any suggestion would be great help.
1
vote
1answer
30 views
True Image backup only certain files
After having done a full system backup there are only 4 files that must be backed up on a schedule. Is there a way to setup Acronis True Image 2013 to do this? The computer has Windows 7. Also a ...
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votes
1answer
53 views
Here's my backup strategy, how do I enforce it? Software/tools etc [closed]
So here's what I have:
Laptop running Win 8 with 1 TB HDD - only 1 drive in it ("C"). About 80 GB full.
500GB External HDD holding about 200 gigs of media. Rest ~240 is allocated for small backups ...
0
votes
2answers
79 views
Disappearing desktop icons
Every now & then an icon or two will just disappear. I have vision scanning problems so I keep 134 icons on my desktop in a specific order so I can find them. If an icon comes to mind I know where ...
0
votes
1answer
41 views
rsync --exclude not excluding
I'm using rsync on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the following script to back up all of /, however, whenever I run the script (as root), the directory /backup is included, when it should be excluded:
...
1
vote
1answer
71 views
Windows 8 - recovery drive vs system repair disc
I have created recovery drive on my usb drive, but haven't created a system repair disc. When I take a backup using Windows 7 File Recovery option, I see a message that says "A Windows system repair ...
2
votes
1answer
68 views
Windows 8 - What all and how should I backup?
So last month my HD crashed and I lost almost everything I had. Now, I keep regular backups. I store everything on the cloud.
For my HD backup, I use an external hard drive and create a system image ...
