From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 13/02/2026 13:14, 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.   
      
   Mint comes with "Backup Tool", but I prefer "Backups" (which is in the   
   Software Manager, but unfortunately the SM is playing up at present and   
   never stops trying to generate the cache. The usual method of dealing   
   with this by changing from a local mirror to default doesn't help. Maybe   
   it's the Ubuntu repo which is the problem). It's really "Déjà Dup". You   
   might want to read this thread first if you tend to use flatpak versions.   
      
      
   I've been using it to backup to three separate USB drives (grandfather,   
   father, son) for many years. On the rare occasion I've had to restore   
   something it's been fine. The only thing I'm not so keen on is that when   
   you set prefs you click on an "x" to close the screen rather than click   
   on a back arrow.   
      
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   Jeff   
      
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