Backing up one drive to another?

FizzyWidget · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:55 am Post subject: Backing up one drive to another?

I have a few systems and i am moving them to Linux, under windows i use a program called syncback which will scan the source drive, then the destination and change only the files that needed to be changed, I have looked at rysnc but am not too sure if it can do what i need.

Basicaly i will be copying one /home dir on my main pc raid5, to the other /home dir on the other pcs raid5, for the other pc from raid5 to a folder on the laptop

can rsync do this?
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Kaso_da_Zmok · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: rsync will do this

You are right.
rsync will do this.

d2_racing · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

I use this command when I backup my things :

FizzyWidget · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject:

guess i need to get off my bum and sort out nfs, and read rsync man page to understand the command

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Jaglover · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject:

You can fire up an rsync server, then you do not need to mount anything.
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FizzyWidget · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject:

time rsync -aHA --del --force --stats --progress rsync: // 192.168.1.1 / home /home/dfoo (removed link :p)

works fine

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