From: occam@nowhere.nix   
      
   On 13/02/2026 15:42, Alan K wrote:   
   > On 2/13/2026 8:14 AM, occam wrote:   
   >> I'm currently transitioning from Windows to Linux Mint (under dual   
   >> boot). Before I abandon Win10 for good I want to be sure I am able do   
   >> everything in LM that I normally do under Win10.   
   >>   
   >> Is there an LM way of backing up /synchronising my data files onto an   
   >> external drive? My favourite Windows program is SyncBack, which allows   
   >> the synching of the two drives (i.e. incremental backup) without the   
   >> need for a full backup every time. It shows me which files are to be   
   >> deleted, which are to be updated and which are new files to be   
   >> transferred - displayed in an easy-to-follow screen.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for any pointers.   
   >>   
   >>   
   > I keep windows 11 and dual boot, and since I have a perpetual license   
   > for Acronis, I use it to backup my Linux partition.    
      
   That's full backup. I'm looking for a tool for just backing up specific   
   data files /directories.   
      
   > It's worked for me   
   > for years.  It's also only the 2020 version.   
   > Do you question your process?  Have to verified it works?  Like blowing   
   > out your entire docs folder and then trying to restore it?   
      
   Yes. SyncBack creates an identical data structure on the external drive.   
    'Restore' is just a matter of copying the directories back to the   
   desktop.   
      
   > Heck if it works fine.   
   >   
   > I may try SyncBack and see how it works.  I currently use mint's backup   
   > tool.  It's a bit quirky to get setup but I do now and I make daily   
   > backups with it. But this only makes snapshot tar files.  Good for the   
   > OOPS conditions.   
   >   
   > I also use rsync to do some mirroring now and then.  It's very easy to   
   > script since it's basically 'cp'.  rsync source dest.  You just add the   
   > needed flags.   
      
   Hmm. I worry about going back to doing backups by  command line   
   instructions.  The two geeks who convinced me to migrate to Linux Mint   
   (my two sons) promised me that the experience would be 'no different to   
   using Windows' . I'm going to hold them to that promise ;-) .   
      
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