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|    Felix to Alan K.    |
|    Re: Best Backup tool for Home Directory    |
|    17 Nov 25 10:16:15    |
      From: none@not.here              Alan K. wrote:       > On 11/15/25 7:23 PM, 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,       >>       > I use the 'backup tool' that is default in 222.              I didn't know there was one. I see it now. I will use it. (still       learning about LM)              > Of course it's manual.       > But you could make a script that mounts the drive, runs the backup and       > then umount the drive. Just run it in cron. Doing the mount/umount       > isn't necessary if it can be left on. I do because mine is a USB drive.       >                     --       Linux Mint 22.2              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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