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Back In Time – A Simple backup tool for ubuntu

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http://www.ubuntux.org – Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”.The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.Keep in mind that Back In Time is just a GUI. The real magic is done by rsync (take snapshots and restore), diff (check if somethind changed) and cp (make hardlinks). Back In Time acts as a “user mode” backup system. This means that you can backup/restore only folders you have write access to (actually you can backup read-only folders, but you can’t restore them). Full Story (Distributions)

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Creating Backups With Back In Time On An Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop

This tutorial explains how to install and use Back In Time on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop. Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux inspired from "flyback project" and "TimeVault". The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories.

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I am currently using ubuntu 11.10, it had deja dup pre-installed on the system, its a backup and restore utility, but it doesn't support snapshots. There is no such tool for snapshotting in ubuntu. I know that taking snapshots requires Filesystem support, are there any other problems associated ?

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I need to move my stuff, to another drive before installing a new drive and OS (Xubuntu 12.04). Yes, I regularly backup my ~/ with an app called Back in Time. I don't want to back up my whole home, as I don't want my dot files and such anymore, with the new install.

I know how to backup and restore my FF and TB profiles, now. What's left are the files and folders in my ~/ that I want.

Is there a way to make a complete backup of my TF101, because as far as I know CWM does not include the kernel in the backup. I would like to try some ROM's and kernels, but before I start I would like to make a full backup of my tablet, so I can always restore it back to the state it is right now.

If there is a seperare tool to only backup the kernel, this would also be great :)

I have not rooted my phone, so I cannot use Titanium, but would like a way to back up and restore my phone. Other than Titanium I have seen references to My Backup Pro, and the Nexus 4 Tool Kit (from XDA-Dev). Are either of these suggested?

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Bare metal restore means that even if your hard drive melts or gets completely erased by a virus, you can have a completely functional system back up and running in as little as 10 minutes.

Redo Backup and Recovery is a Live CD, so the platform is not all that important.

LuckyBackup is an application that backs-up and/or synchronizes any directories with the power of rsync. Its main features are: backup, safety, synchronization, exclude/only include options, allows custom rsync options, remote connections, restore and dry-run operations, scheduling, profiles and command line mode.

I am going to be using the holidays to switch over my laptop from 11.1 to 11.2. However, this laptop is mission-critical, and it's been in use for years, so I have everything on it, including all the latest 11.1 updates, stuff from non-opensuse repositories, etc.

Because I'm using a laptop, I've set up Back in Time to back up to a folder stored on my only hard disk, /backup.