Any opinions on backup software?

[Kevin Fries]

I really like BackupPC.  It can back up both Linux and Windows machines
(via smb).  It does a great job and I have used it in production and
recommend it highly.

Kevin
On May 14, 2013 5:41 PM, "Stephen" <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use rsync out of cygwin for windows backups all the time. Works very
> well.
> On May 14, 2013 12:22 PM, "Carruth, Rusty" <
> Rusty.Carruth at smartstoragesys.com> wrote:
>
>> Rsync can be made to work, I think.  I know it works in linux, and I
>> think there's a windows version.  The main problem on windows is making
>> it run like a cron job.  For the features, it can use ssh as a transport
>> means, can copy double-remote I think (both sides are not local)....
>>
>> There was a backup program we had donated to PLUG MANY years ago, it was
>> kind of like tar and kind of like rsync.  I'll look and see if I have
>> the book any more so I can post the name.
>>
>> Other than that, I bet the rest of the PLUGgers will have good ideas.
>>
>> Rusty
>>
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>> > Subject: Any opinions on backup software?
>> >
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > I've found myself looking at the issue of backups again. Currently I
>> > have an network drive which my sister and I will manually copy files
>> > over to. While this is better than nothing it's clearly not an ideal
>> > setup. I've googled backup software and there appears to be a very
>> > large selection so I thought I'd ask if anyone in PLUG has
>> suggestions.
>> >
>> > To put what I'm looking for in bullet points:
>> > * Ideally supports backup up both Linux and Windows
>> > * Will work with laptops that may not always be on or able to reach
>> the
>> > home network (I don't currently have a VPN set up for my home network
>> -
>> > - but that's a project for another day)
>> > * Has a straightforward means of copying the backups somewhere offsite
>> > (currently thinking of taking an external drive over to our parent's
>> > place whenever we visit, but also considering something like Amazon
>> > Glacier)
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