From: none@not.here   
      
   Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > On 16/11/2025 00:23, Felix wrote:   
   >>   
   >> I have all my personal files in folders in the Home directory in the LM   
   >> folders ie. Documents, Pictures, etc., and also in folders I've created.   
   >> I want to backup everything in the Home Directory, and I've started   
   >> using DejaDup. I have configured it to use an internal drive I use for   
   >> Timeshift Snapshots, but auto backups fail. I get a message 'access   
   >> denied', so I have to do manual backups. Could this be because the   
   >> Timeshift drive is not mounted? What would be the best solution? Should   
   >> I use some other program, if so which is the best and does auto backups?   
   >> I only want to use GUI apps, I don't want to have to use the terminal.   
   >> Thanks,   
   >   
   > You're using an /internal/ drive for a "backup"? Then you haven't got   
   > a backup; you've got a copy of your home folder in effectively the   
   > same place as the original one.   
   >   
   > A backup needs to be elsewhere, *safely* separate from the original.   
   > If your computer gets stolen or a lightening strike gets through to   
   > it, you'll lose your data. If you want a real backup, you'll need   
   > external storage, whether to a device you plug in, or storage   
   > elsewhere such as an attached network or The Cloud. And it's   
   > preferable to use three separate storage devices for at least a   
   > grandfather-father-son backup. I've been using Déjà Dup for many years   
   > to backup to three separate USB sticks, and store them away from the   
   > laptop. I don't think that it's possible to automate to three separate   
   > devices using Déjà Dup, even if it was possible to permanently connect   
   > them to the computer.   
      
   makes sense. I will do backups to a USB drive.   
      
   >   
   > By the way, Timeshift isn't really meant for a backup; it's meant to   
   > make quick changes back to a previous condition when you've made   
   > changes to the OS or an app and something has gone wrong. Perhaps an   
   > update has messed up something; you can use Timeshift to return   
   > quickly to the previous version before the update.   
      
   Ok.   
      
   >   
   > And don't forget to check that the backup you've got is restorable.   
   >   
      
      
      
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