Backup and restore to larger hard disk

12-01-2011, 11:50 PM

My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is there a software to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?--
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12-02-2011, 12:09 AM

On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
> My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is there a software
> to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?

You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a larger disk.
It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the old to it.

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12-02-2011, 11:36 AM

<theuteck@...> writes:

>
> On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
> > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is there a software
> > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?
>
> You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

>
> Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a larger disk.
> It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the old to it.
>
>

Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so simple. Along the
way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can Paragon Backup
be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows system.

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12-02-2011, 02:30 PM

Hi Alex!

*

I am using Linux Xubuntu since 6 months meanwhile. The backup I am managing with rsync. Thus, it can't be that hard to manage with that.

*

For backup-ing Your home folder open the therminal and tipe in:

rsync -avb --progress --backup-dir=[trac to Your folder where You want to save the changed or deleted files --log-file=/var/log/[a name You prefer].log --del --exclude .gvfs --exclude Cache --exclude .cache --exclude .thumbnails /home/[usrname]/ /media/[where You want to have all Your stuffs]/

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For explanation:

rsync -avb --progress --backup-dir --log-file --del ... see the manual

--exclude .gvfs ... files of the gnome-virtual-file-system, which cannot be copied - similar to teh media file system

--exclude Cache --exclude .cache ... self-explaining

--exclude .thumbnails ... not necessary for a backup

/home/[usrname]/ ... is the source folder

/media/[where You want to have all Your stuffs]/ ... is the aim-folder

*

*

Backup of the system:

sudo rsync -avb --progress --del --backup-dir=[where You want to have Your deleted or changed files] --log-file=/var/log/[just like You name it].log --exclude=/sys --exclude=/proc --exclude=/media --exclude=.ecryptfs --exclude=/home / /media/[where ever You want too have it backed up]/

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12-02-2011, 02:54 PM

Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems.* If your system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not completely sure about how well third party cloning software will handle that.*

That is one of the issues with the Linux backup software, it tends to be too complex for most people.* I really like Clonezilla but the interface is not user friendly.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex <alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg> wrote:

*<theuteck@...> writes:

>

> On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:

> > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is there a software

> > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?

>

> You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall. *

>

> Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a larger disk.

> It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the old to it.

>

>

Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so simple. Along the

way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can Paragon Backup

be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows system.

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12-02-2011, 05:54 PM

It depends on how you understand complexity.

dd if=/dev/sda1 bs=32M | gzip > backup.gz

... doesn't seem to be complexed at all in CLI terms, but GUI ... well,
that's a whole different story.

I find myself using CLI for backup purposes just because it's simplier
and totally universal across almost every platform I can think of [DD
runs almost everywhere and its images can be easily mounted in various
flavors of *NIX, including *BSD systems.

However, I'd agree that Linux lacks some good, simple GUI for backup
purposes. I'd say gparted-styled one.

Dnia piÄ…, 2 gru 2011, 16:54:19 uteck pisze:
> Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems. If your
> system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is
> supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not
> completely sure about how well third party cloning software will
> handle that.
> That is one of the issues with the Linux backup software, it tends to
> be too complex for most people. I really like Clonezilla but the
> interface is not user friendly.
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex <alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg
> <mailto:alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg>> wrote:
>
> <theuteck@...> writes:
>
> >
> > On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
> > > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is
> there a software
> > > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?
> >
> > You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

> >
> > Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a
> larger disk.
> > It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the
> old to it.
> >
> >
>
>
> Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so
> simple. Along the
> way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can
> Paragon Backup
> be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows system.
>
>
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12-02-2011, 06:23 PM

I tend to use Back In Time. I like it, and it does what I need it to.
Give it a try.

Justin

On 12/02/2011 12:54 PM, Marc Smith wrote:

It depends on how you understand complexity.

dd if=/dev/sda1 bs=32M | gzip> backup.gz

... doesn't seem to be complexed at all in CLI terms, but GUI ... well,
that's a whole different story.

I find myself using CLI for backup purposes just because it's simplier
and totally universal across almost every platform I can think of [DD
runs almost everywhere and its images can be easily mounted in various
flavors of *NIX, including *BSD systems.

However, I'd agree that Linux lacks some good, simple GUI for backup
purposes. I'd say gparted-styled one.

Dnia piÄ…, 2 gru 2011, 16:54:19 uteck pisze:

Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems. If your
system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is
supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not
completely sure about how well third party cloning software will
handle that.
That is one of the issues with the Linux backup software, it tends to
be too complex for most people. I really like Clonezilla but the
interface is not user friendly.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex<alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg
<mailto:alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg>> wrote:

<theuteck@...> writes:

>
> On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
> > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is
there a software
> > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?
>
> You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

>
> Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a
larger disk.
> It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the
old to it.
>
>

Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so
simple. Along the
way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can
Paragon Backup
be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows system.

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12-03-2011, 12:20 AM

You're right. Back In Time seems to be useful and intuitive, but I
can't seem to find an option to mount specific unmounted drive to put
the backups on.
Any clues?

Dnia piÄ…, 2 gru 2011, 20:23:11 Drmgiver pisze:
> I tend to use Back In Time. I like it, and it does what I need it
> to. Give it a try.

>
> Justin
>
> On 12/02/2011 12:54 PM, Marc Smith wrote:
>> It depends on how you understand complexity.
>>
>> dd if=/dev/sda1 bs=32M | gzip> backup.gz
>>
>> ... doesn't seem to be complexed at all in CLI terms, but GUI ... well,
>> that's a whole different story.
>>
>> I find myself using CLI for backup purposes just because it's simplier
>> and totally universal across almost every platform I can think of [DD
>> runs almost everywhere and its images can be easily mounted in various
>> flavors of *NIX, including *BSD systems.
>>
>> However, I'd agree that Linux lacks some good, simple GUI for backup
>> purposes. I'd say gparted-styled one.
>>
>> Dnia piÄ…, 2 gru 2011, 16:54:19 uteck pisze:
>>> Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems. If your
>>> system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is
>>> supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not
>>> completely sure about how well third party cloning software will
>>> handle that.
>>> That is one of the issues with the Linux backup software, it tends to
>>> be too complex for most people. I really like Clonezilla but the
>>> interface is not user friendly.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex<alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg
>>> <mailto:alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg>> wrote:
>>>
>>> <theuteck@...> writes:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
>>> > > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is
>>> there a software
>>> > > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger
>>> hard disk?
>>> >
>>> > You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

>>> >
>>> > Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a
>>> larger disk.
>>> > It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the
>>> old to it.
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so
>>> simple. Along the
>>> way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can
>>> Paragon Backup
>>> be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows
>>> system.
>>>
>>>
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12-03-2011, 04:35 AM

On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:54:19 -0600
uteck <theuteck@gmail.com> wrote:

> Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems. If your
> system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is
> supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not
> completely sure about how well third party cloning software will
> handle that. That is one of the issues with the Linux backup
> software, it tends to be too complex for most people. I really like
> Clonezilla but the interface is not user friendly.
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex <alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg> wrote:
>
> > <theuteck@...> writes:
> >
> > >
> > > On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:
> > > > My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is
> > > > there a
> > software
> > > > to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?
> > >
> > > You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

> > >
> > > Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a
> > > larger
> > disk.
> > > It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the
> > > old to
> > it.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so
> > simple. Along the
> > way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can
> > Paragon Backup
> > be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows
> > system.
> >
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Actually, for a great and quite simple GUI backup, try Simple Linux
Backup ( http://simplelinuxbkup.sourceforge.net/ ).

Been using it for years and it has never failed me.

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12-05-2011, 08:14 AM

hi everyone,

I also have a software recommendation. for a long time, I use "Déjà Dup".
https://launchpad.net/deja-dup
It is very easy to use and never failed

cu,
fabdo

Am 03.12.2011 06:35, schrieb kelly:

On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:54:19 -0600
uteck<theuteck@gmail.com> wrote:

Paragon site says it will do Linux EXT2 and 3 file-systems. If your
system was formated with EXT4, I think it may still work since 4 is
supposed to be backwards compatible with 3 and 2, but I am not
completely sure about how well third party cloning software will
handle that. That is one of the issues with the Linux backup
software, it tends to be too complex for most people. I really like
Clonezilla but the interface is not user friendly.

On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Alex<alexong2005@yahoo.com.sg> wrote:

<theuteck@...> writes:

On Friday, December 02, 2011 08:50:26 AM alex ong wrote:

My hard disk is running out of space for Xubuntu 10.10. Is
there a

software

to use so that I could backup and restore to a larger hard disk?

You could just tar up your /home and then reinstall.

Clonezilla will make a backup of your disk then resize it for a
larger

disk.

It runs as from cd, so you swap in the new disk, then clone the
old to

it.

Tried Clonezilla from Clonezilla website but it proves not so
simple. Along the
way I noticed errors and I don't know exactly what is wrong. Can
Paragon Backup
be used instead? I find it simplier and easy to use on Windows
system.

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Actually, for a great and quite simple GUI backup, try Simple Linux
Backup ( http://simplelinuxbkup.sourceforge.net/ ).

Been using it for years and it has never failed me.

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