I second using a VCS instead. I have my Org files in a Bazaar repo, and a cron job setup to commit hourly if changes occur.
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 09:25:15PM +0200, Achim Gratz wrote: > Sanjib Sikder writes: > > I wanted to set a cron job for backing up all my org files as > > suggested by Suvayu Ali. > > Please don't. If you consider this a viable backup strategy, you might > just as well have no backup at all. You should use a VCS like Git to be > able to revert to an earlier version of your files. If necessary, make > Org a sub-project (that's specific to Git of course) so that not only > your files but also Org will move back in time when you request that. > Defending against loss of data is only really possible if you copy them > to a different medium in a different location. Again, Git would help > you do that by allowing you to use a remote repository on some server > you can access. > > > Regards, > Achim. > -- > +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ > > Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: > http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Adams rlad...@adamsinfoserv.com PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3
