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Re: mounting backup filesystem on-demand (was Re: Checking for a mount in a shell script)



On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 11:05:37AM +0200, Nicolas George wrote:
> Jonathan Dowland (HE12025-05-21):
> >					    I'd like /backup permanently
> > mounted
> 
> Does it mean you like your backup drive to be permanently plugged to the
> computer? That protects you from hardware failures and human mistakes,
> but not from large physical damage or theft.

Actually, this makes a lot of sense (well, nearly): keep backup constantly
synced, unmount/mount only on media rotation, carry freshly unmounted
medium to safe place.

Cheers
-- 
t

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