Re: advanced scripting problems - or wrong approach?

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Subject	Re: advanced scripting problems - or wrong approach?
Date	Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:20:01 +0200
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On Sat Jun 1, 2024 at 8:20 AM BST, DdB wrote:
> for years have i been using a self-made backup script, that did mount a
> drive via USB, performed all kinds of plausibility checks, before
> actually backing up incrementally. Finally verifying success and logging
> the activities while kicking the ISB drive out.

I'd keep using this for now, if I were you, and work on
implementing/fixing a replacement at the same time, and only stop doing
the simple solution when the newer solution has reached the same level
of reliability.

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