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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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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 ...
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RSync Backup Strategy for home computer does not recurse into all directories

I am running a Linux Mint workstation at home and I am following the backup strategy from this page: http://www.jwz.org/doc/backups.html. The destination drive is a eSata drive identical to the ...
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Backup of "Leavers" network directory

I want to create a backup of a Leavers network home directory. I've generally done this before by just creating an iso with genisoimage and then burning it. However, it seems that the latest users ...
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Format external HDD to NTFS

I've just bought 2 TB HDD to be able to backup my desktop and laptop. I will have some files bigger then 4 GB, and I'll use it on at least 2 computers for backup. Is there any downside to format ...
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Good backup options for Mac pre-TimeMachine

I have a friend with an iBook G4 who is looking for a cheap backup option for her Mac running OS 10.4. Money is tight, so getting 10.5 is not really an option (in addition to buy a backup drive etc, ...
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What is the simplest way to backup a large (Aperture) photo library automatically to a different physical location (presumably through the cloud)?

I have about 10k pictures, (close to 50GB) on my MacBook Pro, all stored in an Aperture Library. I run time machine (on Snow Leopard if it matters), so they're backed up hourly to my time capsule, ...
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move data from old hard drives to pc via usb

I have a bunch of old hard drives from old pc's, and I would like to move data from it to my computer. I figure there must be a usb connectors to do that. Would you recommend where to get it and how ...
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Windows Backup Operators group for family edition

On Windows pro versions, there is a "Backup Operators" group allowing to access every files for backup purposes. On Windows 10 family I don't see this group (with the commande net localgroup). I want ...
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Is it bad of my SSD to back it up everyday?

I am making a full Image Backup everyday of my SDD which contains my OS and everything else. Will it damage my SSD if I do this backup everyday or perhaps make it slower over time? The backup is saved ...
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Duplicity and S3 Frankfurt bucket error: Please use AWS4-HMAC-SHA256

I'm trying to backup my files via Duplicity to Amazon S3 - bucket in Frankfurt region (eu-central-1). My command: /usr/bin/duplicity \ --exclude-if-present do-not-backup \ --s3-use-new-style ...
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Linux - Create backups of multiple directories in bulk

I'm wondering if it is possible to create backups of multiple directories with one command in Linux. Specifically different websites hosted on a VPS. Let's say for example I have four websites in ...
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overriding new ubuntu installation

I've got a ubuntu 11.10 which has lost its support in May 2013, now I'd like to reintall up to the most up-to-date LTS, which is 12.04. My question is regarding my current partitions and doing backups....
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Freenas and 3 2tb hard drives, best configuration [closed]

I want to get a home nas running with freenas currently I have server essentials 2012 running but the whole domain enviorment seems like overkill for what i want to accomplish. I just want to backup ...
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Block level copying Windows 7 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to image a Windows partition so I can browse the files later? I have a 1 TB HDD with about 70 GB of data on it, all in its own partition. I want to perform a block level ...
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Git to keep snapshots of a full Windows environment?

Is it possible/convenient to use Git to keep snapshots of a full computer running Windows? I wonder if it could use simple Git branching to jump from one state to another and have different ...
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Need advice on HDD imaging software

I am trying to decide on imaging software. My system: Desktop running Vista 64 and 750GB hard drive. I need to create an image file of this entire disk, including the MBR, and put it on an external ...
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Backup Esxi server installed on a pendrive

I've installed and configured an Esxi server that starts from a usb pendrive. I would like to prepare a perfect clone of it and tape it in my server for the sad day when the 1st one will die. A brutal ...
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Windows 7 System Image Backup on a twicked system [closed]

I just installed a twicked version of Windows 7 (xDark Deluxe v4.2 64-bit) and I am absolutely loving it. It is faster than I anything I've ever seen and no complaints until now... I want to save a ...
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Periodic "mirroring" of boot disk in Windows 7

Is it possible to take a full copy of the system (C:) drive in Windows 7 to another disk, whilst running the OS. The intention is, to keep 2 drives in the system (a main drive and a backup drive) and ...
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uncompress gzipped encrypted file

I have got a backfile with extension .tar.gz.enc. After fooling around I found out that it is encrypted gzipped tarball. Now I want know how to decrypt it.
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Back up website with Notepad++

I have a lot of files on my website right now, and I'd like to back them all up to my computer. I'm using Notepad++'s FTP plugin, and I was wondering if there was an easy way to mass backup everything,...
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Linux cloning tools

Could you please advice how to clone CentOS with all installed software to another box. What tools should be used?
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Backup tool for Mac OS X? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Backup software for Mac OS X Hello there I'm lookng for a good way to backup my files on Mac Os. I know there is time machine but it keeps saving lots of changes happening on ...
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Thunderbird does not delete mail

The folder C:\Documents and Settings\MyName\Application Data\Thunderbird\Profiles is using 8.35 GB disk space which is huge. Since I need to back it up, I deleted maybe 50% of mail, including ...
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What is the best application available to create backup images of hard drive?

We used to use a program called Acronis for creating image backups of an entire hard driver on a daily/weekly basis that could be used for restoring a crashed machine.I don't think Acronis works with ...
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Associating an editor to all text file extensions

This is the problem: every time I reinstall windows, I spend several weeks afterwards setting it up. Nowadays, most settings (files) can be copied, so it's a little faster than it used to be. But one ...
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Mozy and others are there, but any to backup multiple computers

I read few posts on this forum on remote backup services. IDrive and Mozy provide FREE service to backup from single PC. Is there any service through which I can backup data from any computer, as I ...
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How do I backup MMS messages in my Sony Ericsson K608i to my PC?

I can't find any software that does it. I don't want to manually save the images/videos/audio for each MMS I have.
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Debian virtual machine backup

I have a Debian virtual machine on Microsoft Azure, and I want to move it to another server. Can I take a backup of the Debian virtual machine through the terminal? I am hosting a website on Apache2 ...
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How to backup my Google Chrome Bookmarks? [duplicate]

I deleted and installed again Chrome,lost my Bookmarks. In order not to repeat the same mistake again,how can I backup my Bookmarks on Ubuntu? Where can I find them on my filesystem? I can not find ...
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Data Errors on Bits or Blocks

I am storing data on HDDs and SSDs and I'm worried about data corruption. Does the data ever have single bit errors, or is it always entire blocks that do not read correctly? I believe there is some ...
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Backup a virtual machine without snapshots

I'm running a few VMs using VMWare and was wondering, is there any way to backup a VM without using snapshots (and preferably without downloading new software)?
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How to stress test a new portable hard drive before using it as a backup

I guess the title says it all. I'm getting a 2TB WD My Passport which I intend to use as a backup, but I've heard some stories of people copying all their materials to a new drive only to have it stop ...
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How to backup too many small files faster? [closed]

I'm trying to backup my SSD to an external HDD And even when my folder is less than 50Gb it has more than 400.000 files, I'm just copying the folder using Windows Explorer and it says it will take ...
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Will dd cause data corruption?

I managed to run commands like dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 to make a full backup of my android phone's internal storage, and pass the data directly to PC connecting through USB. But I worry that this ...
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How to force proftpd to use passive mode by default?

Any time I want to upload a file to proftpd I need to type in the command passive Problem is: when I do use some ready to go scripts like backup-manager, I cannot pass there ftp -p option, so I ...
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How to backup a Synology NAS to a Synology NAS?

I'm looking to buy a DS216+II to store family photos and videos, movies and music, important documents and the like. Part of these (especially the family stuff and the documents) I'd like to backup to ...
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Is there a tool like diff -r that compares a directory tree against a manifest file using hashes?

Here's my situation. I have two cold-storage archive volumes that (should) contain identical sets of data. These volumes contain infrequently accessed backups. I am concerned that, eventually, bitrot ...
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Fastest way to backup 650K files (25 GB) between two local SSDs on Win8.1?

Short story: one of my computers died (boot partition is corrupt I think), so I ripped out out the C: drive, plugged it into my other PC, and now I'm trying to get the files off before I reformat it. ...
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Keeping data separate from OS

Is there a simple way to configure windows/linux/mac so that the OS is installed on a separate HDD/SSD to all the user data which is stored on one or more drives?My motivations are: Quick and easy ...
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Moving a RAID 1 between RAID Cards

I have an HP DL380 G6 with the 410i internal controller. I have an array configured with 2 drives as a RAID 1. This logical drive is my boot drive. I've recently installed a P800 raid card and want ...
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how does data integrity affect offline backups with rsync?

I am trying to understand the implications of bitrot and data corruption on my data on disks. Currently for my family photos (JPEG and MOVs), aside from storing them on my main pc, I have them on a ...
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What 7zip settings to compress very large partition image?

I have 77 GB big partition backup image in single file and I'd like to compress it quickly. It should compress very well even on worst settings, but choosing GZIP with "Fastest" setting takes about ~1 ...
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Keeping internal HDD as external

I am looking to get a disk to backup all my data in case something hapens and both my internal drives' filesystem get corrupted. I am thinking of getting an 'internal' hard drive and simply keep it ...
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How can I plan ahead for an encryption virus locking me out of my data?

Since being held ransom in order to regain access to my files I have implemented a deep and comprehensive backup plan. But the fear still haunts me; say I get infected with a virus that can encrypt ...
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Different Ports on Server and Client?

We are setting up a backup system for our webserver with rsync through ssh. On the client side (i.e. the webserver): We have a shared hosting plan which gives us shell access. However, it restricts ...
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Back up of Mac and Windows on the same time machine

We are a team of workers; Some of our members use PC (Window machine) and some use MAC (OS X); We plan to back up the both type of machines on a single time machine; Is this Possible? If yes, than how?...
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How do you usually backup/restore a fresh OS installation (instead of reformat)? [duplicate]

I usually reformat my home PCs regularly after sometime but since it's time consuming I thought I could just restore an entire OS from a backup. How do you usually take a "snapshot" of a fresh OS ...
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Transfer files from Ubuntu Server to Windows

I have a webpage in a Ubuntu Server, and I use ssh to connect to it. Now I'm looking for a solution to transfer files (indeed, to transfer the backups generated there automatically) to my Windows ...
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What should I backup on my linux server?

I want to setup a backup with rsnapshot, but currently I don't know what particularly I should backup? I mean should I backup my data ONLY like: /var/www /home2/ftpdirs /etc/httpd/hosts/ /var/lib/...
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