How to backup
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OK, say I have a Linux Laptop and a Windows Desktop and a 2TB external hard drive.
What would be the best way to back this shit up?
I'm always kind of anxious that if I have a hardware failure and a 1 week old backup or so, that it'd take me more time to recreate all the steps I did during this week, than to fully start over and set up my OS from scratch
I mean most of my important documents are in my emails anyway, so they'd not be affected by a hardware failure since I could just redownload them
>>54356099
halp pls I have legit OCD issues over this
like is there a way to only back up program settings and documents and something like this without backing up all the 500,000 useless junk files Windows comes with?
>>54356194
take two fucking seconds to google
we are not your personal tech support
>>>/reddit/
>>54356099
>>54356194
Stop asking us hard questions, we're just here to shitpost.
Windows 10 has a new feature called file history. You select foldes that you want to keep a history of and set a backup frequency then windows does the rest.
learn how to dd
>>54357342
Easiest way though might be to use a cloud service that has desktop integration.
>>54356099dd if=/dev/sdaX of=~/Backup.img
>>54356099
>I mean most of my important documents are in my emails anyway
>>54357433
With rsync you don't have to copy all of your shit again every time
rsync non code, git code, don't bother with stuff you can re-download
>>54356099
>asking how to backup winblows
>known to be hard and buggy to backup
>having to re-configure anti-botnet scripts
Just use one of the shitty "apps" for restoring session. There is literally no salvation for your windblows.
As for GNU/Linux, learn to make a script to backup your configs and /home partition like every normal person and cron that shit up.
Remember, full, incremental and differential have their times.
I am backing up my data on an external HDD.
It took a day to back all the data up and another day to encrypt it.
>>54356099
>Windows Backup
Veeam Endpoint Backup (free)
Backs up your entire machine OR single files/volumes
>Linux
Simple copy script triggered by cron
OR
dd for entire machine
crashplan
>>54356099
Hiren's boot restored - backup section -norton ghost
Then kill yourself violently
