Re: Automatic Backup when Drive Plugged In

2011-03-22 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 17:39 -0400, Chris Tyler wrote: > I was browsing the website of a computer supplier and saw an ad for an > HP "Simple Save" external disk drive, which automatically initiates a > hard disk backup (on Windows) when the disk is plugged into a USB > port. And how do you plug the

Re: Automatic Backup when Drive Plugged In

2011-03-18 Thread Paul Morgan
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 05:39:24PM -0400, Chris Tyler wrote: > I was browsing the website of a computer supplier and saw an ad for an > HP "Simple Save" external disk drive, which automatically initiates a > hard disk backup (on Windows) when the disk is plugged into a USB port. > > Later this yea

Re: Automatic Backup when Drive Plugged In

2011-03-18 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Chris Tyler wrote: > But before I go off and write such a tool ... anyone know of an existing > apps that does this? (yum search doesn't seem to be finding any likely > candidates). Deja Dup[1] is close, being that it is Gnome integrated, but I do not think it auto-backups when a USB drive is plu

Re: Automatic Backup when Drive Plugged In

2011-03-18 Thread Zoltan Hoppar
HI Chris, Yes, there is an tool for this - I don't know the exact name for it - but check these site for begun: http://www.debianhelp.co.uk/backuptools1.htm Zoltan 2011/3/18 Chris Tyler : > I was browsing the website of a computer supplier and saw an ad for an > HP "Simple Save" external disk

Automatic Backup when Drive Plugged In

2011-03-18 Thread Chris Tyler
I was browsing the website of a computer supplier and saw an ad for an HP "Simple Save" external disk drive, which automatically initiates a hard disk backup (on Windows) when the disk is plugged into a USB port. Later this year I'll be sending my daughter to University with a Fedora-loaded laptop