1

automatically starting crashplan backup when a usb harddisc is connected

view story
linux-howto

http://askubuntu.com – Using CrashPlan I've configured two backup sets: online backup in crashplan's cloud (this is running perfectly) a local backup on a usb harddisc directly connected to the local laptop. The USB drive is only connected rarly when being at home. When connecting the drive it mounts automatically. Is there a way to start the local backup whenever the usb disc connected. My guess is that using udev it should be possible to "somehow" tell crashplan to reevaluate the presence of backup location. Any ideas to do this? (HowTos)

missing's picture
Submitted by missing on 09/01/2012

Stories similar to automatically starting crashplan backup when a usb harddisc is connected

CrashPlan users 22 weeks 6 days ago

Disclaimer: I do not work for CodeFortyTwo Software and I am not affiliated with their employees at all.

I recently purchased CrashPlan+ unlimited home plan for three years for $119.99 USD.

[ubuntu] Newbie Questions 30 weeks 2 days ago

I'm trying to install Nvidia drivers and Crashplan on ubuntu 12.10. I've downloaded them, but when I open the install files, all I get are text files.

Hello all,

I wanted to take use of my broken Eee PC (dead screen) and let it run Crashplan, let it run Samba and let it be a Google cloud print unit.

(Computer is running Ubuntu 12.04)

I have a 2TB external drive connected to the computer. The disk is being labeled 'Iomega'.

For some reason, 'Iomega' is being renamed with an underscore at the end 'Iomega_'. Later on, it got renamed

Running Ubuntu 12.04

I have a library of personal files and documents stored in Dropbox. I want the Dropbox folder to be automatically mirrored to a directory in the local machine, as a backup to the backup. I want it to be done automatically.

I'm using CrashPlan and when I asked their support about this, I basically got a canned response about their seed kit which is not what I'm looking for. Since that service only offers 1TB drives, with some more room using compression, I'd be looking at 2 or 3 seed drives.

I don't know the problem, but a workaround is to add CrashPlan script to your autostart script.Sheng-Chieh

Hi again, my CrashPlan backup program needs to see my backup destination folder just like it already sees my source partitions (in Nautilus, the Media folder shows my 3 internal data drives)

I have read this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1806455), and it gives me a good general idea, but being so green at Ubuntu, I'm afraid I need more specific instructions for my own situati

I am looking for a good method to automatically clone directories from laptops that is currently connected to the local network to a server on the same local network at a regular interval in a small office environment.

The server runs Ubuntu and the laptops runs various GNU/Linux distros or OSX.

I used rsync -avz to copy a VPS server /home on my local desktop with Cygwin, and then will back it up with Crashplan. Where should I put the rsync copy? What's standard? I don't think it belongs in /home, or /tmp, and probably shouldn't go in / either.