From: occam@nowhere.nix   
      
   On 16/02/2026 05:26, Gordon wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-16, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:43:51 +0000, Shimon wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Syncthing is a free, open-source, continuous file synchronization   
   >>> program ...   
   >>   
   >> Not the same as “backup” though, is it ... unless you only want to   
   >> count *current* files, rather than snapshots of what has gone before   
   >> ...   
   >   
   > More to the point we are getting the waters mudded. This thread is about   
   > Backups. A programme which sync autmatically is a dangerous tool.   
      
   I agree completely.  I prefer backup (master > slave) more than syncing.   
   A recent syncing of my bookmarks on Firefox across platforms left me   
   with duplicates, redundancies and a lot of mess.   
      
   >   
   > The Unix philosophy  is to have one tool that just does one thing well.   
      
   Ah, the Promised Land... Linux. I'm waiting for the parting of the   
   waters any day now.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)