On 18/09/2007, David M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On the other hand, a plain-old USB hard disk seems the simpler option. I > would naively assume that as USB is now well-proven technology, these > would work just fine with Ubuntu, but is that the case? How easy would > it be to automate backups to such a disk? Would it mount with a > persistent mount point, or would it change with every unplug or system > reboot? > > > Then there is the question of what backup strategy I should actually > use. I was assuming that an automated rsync every week would be the > easiest, but perhaps there are other possibilities? Something automated, > once configured, without requiring user intervention is an absolute > must: the whole point of doing backups is that I don't have to remember > to do it! >
Typing as someone who is about to precisely the same thing I too would be most interested in the experiences of those who have walked this road already... Actually, that reminds me that I need to order the USB hard-drive enclosure that I promised myself least week... -- Steve When 1 person suffers from a delusion it is insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion. 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
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