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Re: Advise on backing up files in Etch.



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Joe Hart wrote:
> ý wrote:
>> What application do you think its best for backing up /home files in
>> Debian Etch?
> 
>> Thank you.
> 
> There are a lot of different ways to go about this.  One of the most
> common programs do do this is tar.
> 
> rsync is good if you have another place that you would like to use as a
> mirror.
> 
> Then there are things like rdiff that let you do incremental backups of
> only things that change.
> 
> You really just need to find the tool that is best for you.
> 
> Joe
Thank you Joe.

I intend to back up to an external hard drive, do you think rsync wold
do the job or is rdiff more suitable for this?
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José Santos
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