KDE-backintime or Clonezilla

[JerryP]

I think I asked about backups before but got confused.  I used Clonezilla but had the misfortune of getting a bad external HDD (although I have had the good fortune of not having my desktop's HDD give me any trouble).  I just installed backintime through synaptic but then I thought I might check with the forum to see if anyone recommended it or something else.
Oh, and maybe someone has a recommendation for a dependable external HDD. I was looking at a 1TB Seagate USB 3.0.

[T6]

that external hard disk sounds good

the two options you mention are two completelly different approaches

one backs up everything on the hard disk but the other only what you select(i could be wrong with backintime)

it depends on what you want to backup

some of us are happy with just copy and paste of some files and folders but other users need a complete backup suite

[Archie]

I use BackInTime and I'd give it's incremental backups and snapshots a thumbs up.

[menotu]

Backup software can take different approaches therefore it can depend on just what type of backup is required.

A MyLiveCD remaster is worth considering as well.

For data/folders my chosen application is luckyBackup as it's very quick, easy to setup and it can be set to automatically run backups at a chosen time of day/week etc.

It can also keep a copy or copies of the previous backup in case a glitch does occur.

[JerryP]

All I really need to back up is my personal data, photos and music.  Also my TB profile and e-mails.  If I were to have a complete crash I would take advantage of the situation to do a clean install although trying to recall all my preferred desktop preferences is a royal pain.

[ElCuervo]

All I really need to back up is my personal data, photos and music.  Also my TB profile and e-mails.  If I were to have a complete crash I would take advantage of the situation to do a clean install although trying to recall all my preferred desktop preferences is a royal pain.

If you use LuckyBackup, Grsync, BackInTime or similar, you can set it to back up your /home directory and have all that personal data plus your configuration settings for TB, Firefox, etc. Just make sure the hidden files get backed up.

Because of this, I never hesitate to re-install from the latest LiveCD at the drop of a bit. It only takes minutes, gives me a chance to refresh the partitions according to my latest skillset, and if I need to do so, I can pick and choose the parts and packages I want to put back into play.

It sure as h-e-double-hockey-sticks ain't Windows in that regard!

[fraxinus]

For data/folders my chosen application is luckyBackup as it's very quick, easy to setup and it can be set to automatically run backups at a chosen time of day/week etc.

It can also keep a copy or copies of the previous backup in case a glitch does occur.

Yes.

For many years I relied on kdar - a superb GUI backup/restore utility that died because it was never ported to KDE4. Now I have discovered Luckybackup and am getting the hang of it. It backs up my main data partition every day to a NAS drive, and can keep numerous snapshots of past backups. I have not yet had to use it to get me out of a disaster, but I have done test restores of backed-up files and I have confidence in it.

Still think LUCKYbackup is a poor name. Backing-up and data security shouldn't involve luck of any kind!!!  Still, it's a good package.

[ElCuervo]

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Still think LUCKYbackup is a poor name. Backing-up and data security shouldn't involve luck of any kind!!!  Still, it's a good package.

It's LUCKY that you found it!

[noosa]

Still think LUCKYbackup is a poor name. Backing-up and data security shouldn't involve luck of any kind!!!  Still, it's a good package.

Yes, the name puts many people off, I'm almost embarrassed to advise people to give it a try
But it is a very simple and stable program which does the job of data backup exceedingly well.
I've been using it for a couple of years now and it has saved my bacon many times, and everyone who I've introduced it to has stuck with it too.

[Archie]

It sure as h-e-double-hockey-sticks ain't Windows in that regard!

Nice.