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How can I make automatic, full system backups of Ubuntu during normal use (like Macrium Reflect for Windows)
Update: Thanks to Organic Marble's answer I went with Timeshift. I ran into a few difficulties, so I made an answer outlining how to restore to a new drive, in case others run into the same issues.
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ssh+sudo+dump on server cannot be restored locally
I have inherited an Ubuntu 14.04 server that I need to create a sandboxed copy of locally in VirtualBox to experiment with as part of preparing to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04, as we strongly suspect it is ...
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Launch Ubuntu Backup in Terminal [closed]
I've been searching for a tool (for Linux), that can "run" a backup of my server (filesystem) in my terminal. I've seen something like this a while ago, so I can't remember how this tools ...
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Where do I find my personal files?
Obviously, I'm a newbie after 35 years on Apple. Without the rant, I've decided to convert to Ubuntu Studio and convert time previously with MacOS engineering problems and invest in learning the new ...
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Ubuntu photo backup software
A long while ago when I used Ubuntu, there was a software that worked with my android phone, where if I took a picture, it would back up to my ubuntu desktop computer once I was on a wifi network (so ...
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Graphical Backup on LTO4-tapedrive
I got a external Ultrium4 SAS-drive connected to a SAS-PCIe-card. Under Win10 and Ubuntu I can access the drive, rewind and eject the tape.
So, what would be a good solution to backup specific ...
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Automatic uncompressed backup/folder syncing to smb share
I have an smb share, an Ubuntu laptop and a Windows Desktop. The Desktop is backing up one of its drives to the smb share using Windows file history (keeping a local copy). If I want I can access that ...
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Backup for Cloud Email [duplicate]
I've got a lot of history in email servers in the cloud (i.e. someone else's computer). I'm looking for some way to make a local backup of all that data, preferably one I could easily access/search.
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Recommendation for Cloud Sync Storage Solution
I have about 800GB of files in hundreds of sub-folders on a computer with a flaky internet connection. Each file is roughly 4-8MB in size. I would like to Sync these to the cloud as a backup solution.
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Does Back In Time recognise moved and deleted files?
I'm looking for a full backup-solution currently and Back In Time seems to be a simple GUI-based program that is recommended a lot.
However, I'm not sure if Back In Time is the right solution for me....
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ycopy backup, copy
Windows has this great file copy application - YCOPY.
I have been looking for some similar application for YEARS.
I would think that a YCOPY like app. would be desirable.
All/Most of the back up ...
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How to fully cancel changes due to installation of software that require complex procedures?
I have recently install from source a software (Odoo) that require a complex procedure to be installed: creation of new users, connection to servers etc. etc.
I want to install it again because it ...
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File in use is wiped when there's a power faliure
We are a bunch of folks (9) working on a project. All of us save our files to a single computer which has windows share enabled on the project folder. There are occasionally power cuts in our place ...
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Keeping local folders synchronized [duplicate]
After repeatedly losing data on encrypted drives due to some trivial combination of software and hardware failure, I would like to know if there is a simple tool that keeps local folders synchronized. ...
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Can someone recommend me a backup solution that can be used for an educational institution? [duplicate]
The online university where I study is constantly experiencing data loss, including students’ files and literature, so I want to recommend them an effective solution.
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Backup for ubuntu 12.04 NOT Deja Dup
I am interested in a backup solution (alternative to Deja Dup, as I do not like its characteristics) My requirements:
R-SYNC or Differential
Backup to FTP server
Store files as-is (if file name is ...
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How to backup program data, such as Chromium and Thunderbird etc?
What do you recommend to backup, if you don't trust your linux system (I have the problem that sometimes I can't boot linux because of graphic-card issues).
At the moment I'm using Back In Time and ...
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Text editor where unsaved files can be recovered after computer crash?
I use Text Editor to draft emails and other messages.
Not files that I want to save, just drafts.
Problem: When my computer crashes (happens often recently), I loose the drafts.
Is there a text ...
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Directory mirroring over network
I need a software or any other way to backup my home directory instantly so that if my data is lost I have another copy over the network.
I have a NAS on my local network and I want to have an exact ...
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Software to Copy a scratched CD/DVD/Blueray to an ISO file
I have some optical discs that are sorely scratched. I've cleaned the discs, but they still have trouble reading. When trying ddrescue to backup the discs, it will read up to X bytes, and fail on all ...
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Email backup/archival program that saves emails as *.txt files
I'm looking for a program that backs up all my emails from an online Emailaccount that support POP or IMAP by saving them as plain text files (an open document format or pdf file would also work) . ...
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Is there an application that is like "Time Machine" on the Mac OSX?
If there is an application, does it work like "Time Machine" where it save backups of your computer and if wanted, go back to an earlier time on the computer for example where an virus was not there?
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Back up the whole ubuntu system or system image creation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make a disk image and restore from it later?
In windows back is very easy with Norton ghost. Run it and forget it,
What is the same type of software for backing up the ...
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Is there any way to make a live CD from my current installation?
Remastersys is no longer maintained and UCK as well as Live-Magic aren't exactly what I'm looking for as they remaster a livecd. What I'm aiming for is something like PCLOS's makelivecd so I can have ...
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Alternative to CD/DVD Creator
Is there an alternative to CD/DVD Creator that I can install or enable so that I never have to see that program again.
I don't like that it looks very much like a regular Ubuntu/Gnome directory ...
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Recommendations for a backup solution?
I'm looking for a backup solution for a specific use case. If none exists, then I'm tempted to make one.
I have a large and growing collection of video files. On my workstation I have a fairly large ...
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Clonezilla like app for the desktop?
What I am looking for is a way to clone hard drives (mainly windows partitions) while staying inside of the Ubuntu OS. I do not want to create a partition on the hard drive to boot off of and I am ...
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Is there an alternative to carbonite?
Can anyone tell be if there is an alternative to carbonite for ubuntu.
I love the idea of carbonite's "unlimited" automatic backup, can anyone help
Cheers
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MySQL Automatic backup tools
I use back-in-time for backuping up my projects. but my Database's are not included. I'd like to backup all database's scheduling by day or hours. Is there any tool to backup MySQL automatically?
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create OS back up
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I have ubuntu 9 that I take with my Dell laptop! this CD contain a program that I can create a copy of all ubuntu files & programs into a CD and Run it from CD(live) or Intslall it(with all ...
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Any SyncToy replacement? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
SyncToy like application
I use synctoy in Windows to keep my local files -> backup HDD in sync. Is there something like that in Ubuntu?
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Is there a way to revert the entire system to a set point in time?
I have a development computer running Ubuntu. I often mess things up and end up reconfiguring everything on the machine the way I like it. I would prefer to be able to revert my system to a set point.
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What full partition/disk imaging solutions produce mountable images?
I want to make full disk images of different computers that I could later restore if something goes wrong. Also, being able to mount the image/access the backed up files would be really useful.
What ...
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What is the best solution to backing up your computer to an external HD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Comparison of backup tools
I have an external hard drive that I would like to make backups to, what I would like is have a program that is easy to set up to accomplish this ...
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Windows 7 style backup?
With Windows 7 I can easily set up a scheduled backup, which will incrementally backup directories I have selected, as well as create a disk image, all whilst I am still using my PC.
Is there ...
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What software can be used to create a restorable drive image?
Not sure what Linux software I would use for this. I'm looking for something like Acronis True Image for Windows, but for Linux. The rule is that we are keeping Windows out of the equation, I want to ...
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Comparison of backup tools
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