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Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive?

From Lee <ler762@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive?
Date 2018-11-14 17:00 +0100
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On 11/14/18, Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> wrote:
> 	Hi.
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:01:38AM -0500, Lee wrote:
>> What are you using to backup your files to an encrypted usb drive?
>
> For the backup itself - dump(8) or xfsdump(8) (filesystem dependent).

Which seems to require restore or xfsrestore?

https://linux.die.net/man/8/xfsdump
  The media format used by xfsdump can only be understood by xfsrestore.
I can't tell from a quick look at dump/restore if I can look at files
on the backup media or not

> For the encryption of this hypothetical drive (I don't use USB drives
> for these purposes) - luks only.

Why don't you like USB drives for these purposes?
In other words, what am I missing?

Thanks,
Lee

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Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-14 16:10 +0100
  Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-14 17:00 +0100
    Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-14 17:40 +0100
      Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-14 19:00 +0100
        Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-14 19:30 +0100
          Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-14 23:10 +0100
            Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-15 06:10 +0100
              Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 16:50 +0100
                Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-15 18:20 +0100
                Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 20:10 +0100
                Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-15 20:30 +0100
                Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 21:20 +0100
              Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 18:50 +0100
          Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-11-15 01:20 +0100
            Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-15 06:20 +0100
              Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2018-11-15 09:30 +0100
          Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? [OT: rsync metadata] Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-11-18 21:00 +0100
            Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? [OT: rsync metadata] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-19 04:40 +0100
              Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? [OT: rsync metadata] Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-11-19 19:00 +0100
                Re: how to backup to an encrypted usb drive? [OT: rsync metadata] Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-19 20:00 +0100

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