Questions tagged [backup]
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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Is Windows Complete PC Backup an atomic operation?
I know that Windows Complete PC Backup (Vista, 7) uses Volume Shadow Copy Service. Does this mean that making a backup is an atomic operation, with a snapshot created at the beginning of the backup ...
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How to avoid copying corrupted files with rsync
I have an HDD with plenty of files, some of which are unfortunately corrupted. I'm now trying to copy the good files into a new HDD. I'm using:
rsync -azP SRC TGT
When rsync comes to one of the ...
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How to backup C:\ with a hidden drive as dell/hp does
I want to know whether there is a software that I can use to create a hidden drive that contains the backup of the whole c:. The hidden drive can be used to recover the C: later.
I knew most of the ...
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restore thunderbirds profiles
I backed up Profiles folder from Documents and settings/user/app data/thunderbird and after windows reinstall copied it back over new Thunderbirds installation. For some reason new Thunderbird does ...
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Can I safely exclude sleepimage from OS X backups
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I am using Chronosync to make a complete bootable backup of my OS X 10.6.4 machine to an external USB drive. It takes a LONG time (even incrementals) and part of the ...
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Can Windows 7 Home Premium incrementally backup all my files on my disks to a single external hard drive?
Here's what I want to do.
I have 6 * 2TB drives connected to my motherboard for storing ONLY media files (music, video, etc.)
I want to backup all my files as they grow to an external 2TB drive from ...
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backup file to NAS device
I have a WD Sharespace storage device at home. link
I currently backup my live servers files to a PC of mine at home.
I do this once daily using RoboCopy and a scheduled task.
I use this robocopy ...
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Help on writing Linux script to backup and ftp files to another server
I am using MySQL as the database system for my application on a Linux system. Every week I update the system and take backups (mysqldump) of the databases changed (2 databases). I then .tar.gz them ...
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which Backup Software?
I need to use a backup software that can backup windows server to a Linux server out side the network (the cloud)!
so far I came through the following:
Handy Backup Professional 6.7
Backup4all ...
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Which backup software use? [closed]
i have external hdd and i want two different backup policies:
Identical backup of one folder to ext hdd, but only changed/create files will be writen every day
Full backup another folder every day, ...
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Multiple Machines - rsync - is that the answer?
I have 2 computers which mirror the same data. Is rsync the best tool I have to keep these 2 machines in sync? One is a desktop, the other is a laptop, both of which run linux.
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Should System and Data backups be approached separately on Macs
There's a lot of talk generally about backing up, and a lot of confusion around System and Data backups.
I'd like these questions to be considered in the context of Mac only, so any advice on tool ...
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Mac OS X: Backup IPhoto 6 while preserving albums
I use IPhoto 6 version 6.0.6. I have organized all of my photos into folders in IPhoto and Albums inside the folders. I would like to make a backup of my phots and I would like them to be organized ...
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Why am I not able to create a backup plan for TFS?
I am trying to create a backup plan using the TFS Power Tools but I keep running into this error message:
I have checked that the account has Full Control on the share, I can edit, create and delete ...
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How to delete backup files (with tilde as the last character) recursively from a folder generated by Quanta Plus?
I'm running Ubuntu 9.04 and I use Quanta Plus for programming, but when I try to upload all folders to a server, all of the back up files (which have a tilde as the last character) are also uploaded.
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Can external harddrives be permanently mounted for routine backing up?
I have a couple external hard drives I use for backing up data. The way I use them is simply keep them stored until needed, and then I plug them in, let them get recognized and then backup data... I ...
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Backup software with local data loss prevention (on not always on-line devices)
I am looking for a backup software that will allow me to backup to a remote server, and automatically keep not synchronized local changes on a second storage medium (like a flash memory card), so that ...
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Which backup apps verify the checksum of what they've written?
I've been using TeraCopy and DirSyncPro for moving & syncing large file sets (1.5TB) between 3 locations- a SMB NAS share, a local drive & an external.
Neither of these solutions are quite ...
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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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Free remote backup between two locations [closed]
I'm about to send my mom a new laptop and will pre-configure it to work with a new wireless router when I do so.
I'd like to set something up to allow automatic backup between their home and mine. I'...
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Creating a Mom-Proof laptop. Imaging software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Want to create a system image
Windows backup by Imaging
I'm about to send a new laptop to my mom with the router pre-configured to work with the laptop. I live 1000 miles ...
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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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Time Machine Backup stalls out writing to WD external USB drive
I'm new to Mac and have been using my MacBook Pro (10.6.4) for about a month, so I figured it was time to get backups working. I am using about 150 GB on my HD, but a lot of that is Parallels 5 ...
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Need a hassle-free backup solution for Windows -- needs to be bootable
I run Windows Vista.
I am looking for a relatively painless way to backup my main system disk (lets assume C: ) to an USB-mounted drive.
The USB mounted drive has the same disk geometry as my main C:...
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How do I restore Windows 7 from a System Image to a Boot Camp partition without formatting?
I had a 70GB Boot Camp partition on my iMac that I wanted to increase the size of, so after creating a system image (.vhd) on an external FW drive of the Boot Camp partition using Windows Backup and ...
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Boot to VHD backup plan
I have a machine that I just reinstalled Windows and all of my applications onto... what a chore that is. I want to totally and completely avoid this from now on by creating an image.
My first ...
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Is there a solution to backup a dual boot system?
I dual boot windows and ubuntu on a particular machine and I'm looking for a comprehensive backup solution. Basically I'm after a single tool to clone the entire drive and do incremental backups with ...
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Versioning or Zipping working files
Old habit: I've been making a complete mess of backing up any of the work I've been doing for many years. I generally start with file1.ver1, then as I progress file1.ver2 ... file1.final. Except - I ...
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Acronis True Image vs SyncBack for Windows 7 / Windows XP backups
I have been using Acronis True Image Home for some time and I am generally happy with it. I did a quick search here and found that here Software to backup data and files on a Windows computer SyncBack ...
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Macbook Pro HDD corrupt - How to backup & restore both OSX and Windows XP (Bootcamp)
My Macbook's harddrive is corrupt, and OSX no longer boots, but Windows does through Bootcamp. What is the best way for me to backup and restore my data?
How do I backup Windows XP? (Can I backup and ...
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What is the probablity that an external back-up drive will fail?
What is the probability that an external back-up drive will fail?
And how would you minimize that probability?
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Need backup program capable of copying delta/incremental file changes only
I'm looking for a good reliable Windows program that I can use for backing up to a networked hd. I need it to be able to copy only the delta bits (changed bits) of files instead of copying the entire ...
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How to make full (bootable) backup of HFS+ partition
Some years ago (before switched to Mac) I have used Acronis True Image for creating/restoring full image of NTFS partitions.
Now I'm on Mac. What I want to do is somehow fully backup my bootable HFS+ ...
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Acronis to backup/restore Macbook Pro
I have Macbook Pro with SL and Bootcamped Windows7 installed as dual boot. I wonder if anyone used Acronis True Image Home or other products to have a backup of all disk, including SL and Windows7 ...
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IE Favorites backup tool?
Every time I format my PC I forget to backup my IE favorites and lose them all from Internet Explorer.
Is there a tool that automatically makes backup/restore of IE favorites in a chosen location ...
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Can I resume backing up in Time Machine on my Mac?
I'm in the process right now of creating a backup in Time Machine, but I don't think I have enough time to fully make the back up.
If I cancel now (Press the little X button next to the "Backing up x ...
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How to change iPhone backup location on Windows?
iTunes creates quite a big backup directory on my C: drive whenever I back up my iPhone.
Is there a way to tell iTunes to back up the iPhone data to another location?
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Backing up Windows 7 programs
I want to do a clean re-install of Windows 7 but there are files and installed programs which need to be backed up and restored. I tried using the Windows 7 backup utility to do a full backup to an ...
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Run commands on a different computer
Here's the situation:
I have one server and two terminals. I want to run a semi-automatic backup that will be run on one of the terminals, which will, obviously, back up some files, etc. However, one ...
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Is there a way to schedule an automatic WinClone run on my Bootcamp partition?
I've currently got time machine setup to back up my entire OS X installation. I also have a backup tool within my Bootcamp Windows 7 installation which automatically backs up my windows profile data ...
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Best Backup Versioning Control Software? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What backup software for Windows?
Are there any backup software that have versioning control on Windows?
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What software should I use to copy dual hard drive RAID-0 contents to non raid drive before Windows 7 installation?
I currently have an Intel D955XBKLKR running Windows XP Pro installed on a single partition RAID-0 configuration made up of two 160 gb Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm drives. I want to upgrade fresh to ...
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rsync by path/filename only?
Is there a way for me to rsync two directories comparing only filenames (and not file size, date modified, or any other criteria)?
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Will using a SuperDuper sandbox break Adobe Creative Suite 5's activation scheme?
My MacBookPro's screen recently started flickering. I read a few VERY lengthy threads in forums at apple.com and have concluded that the problem is either due to a hardware design flaw that Apple ...
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In what files in the home dir does xfce store the user config data?
In what files/dirs in the home dir does xfce store the user config data?
Or if you like.
What files do I need to restore from backup in order to restore my xfce desktop with all the different ...
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In what files in the home dir does gnome store the user config data?
In what files/dirs in the home dir does gnome store the user config data?
Or if you like.
What files do I need to restore from backup in order to restore
my gnome desktop with all the different ...
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Windows 7 Backup - Only backing up one drive on a backup that normally backs up two drives?
I use two HDDs (one internal to my laptop, and one external) that I normally backup on to a third backup hard drive.
Is it possible to do a backup of just one of the non-backup-drives so that it ...
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What's the best way to back up my media library to an external hard drive from Ubuntu?
My media library isn't huge, but it isn't tiny (~50 GB). Every month or so, I just manually copy ~/Music, ~/Pictures, and ~/Videos to my EHD, and delete the old backup. But this is far from ideal. It'...
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Laptop and PC Synchronization over Wireless Network
I want to synchronize my laptop with pc. I have installed mirrorfolder but its not useful.
I want my files up to date in both computers please let me know if there is any reliable way to do this.
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Split an[d] archive large backup file in constant working space
I'm currently attempting to use tar and split to get DVD-sized archives of my Time Machine backup database. It's going to work this time, as I have a partition on my external drive large enough to ...
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