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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	2018-11-15 20:10 +0100
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On 11/15/18, Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 10:43:30AM -0500, Lee wrote:
>> implying you keep lots of backups.  For how long?
>
> Depends. Backups of your 1-2 GB of root/var can be kept for a year,
> given weekly backups and a typical multi TB NAS.
> Private user's data can be measured in terabytes, so keeping more than a
> couple of backups is problematic.

There we go :)   You've been talking enterprise grade backup standards - right?

Which is fine & maybe someday I'll get there.  But right now simple,
easy & blatantly obvious something worked or no is more important to
me.

>> If I ever put debian on something I don't turn off then cron is an
>> option.  But right now I've got debian on a laptop that I don't leave
>> running 24x7
>
> anacron is the answer for that. It even takes into the account whenever
> the laptop is on battery or on AC.

another good reference.

Thanks for all your help!
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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