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Re: [BackupPC-users] automated backup of specific dirs to local hdd

2009-01-04 13:29:24
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] automated backup of specific dirs to local hdd
From: jed <jedi.theone AT gmail DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:26:44 +1000
Don't spose I could get any advice/pointers from anyone here?  see below...

31/12 jed wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Is this app. purely for backup across networks to servers, or is it 
> also perfectly fine for local backups of stipulated dirs?
> For starters I'm just wanting to regularly backup my Tbird/FF profiles 
> to a separate hdd on the same Mac..
> Can it deal with folders that contain data that's live and may be 
> updating at the time of a backup? (hope that makes sense)
>
> I was going to start fiddling with all this but why reinvent the wheel?!?
> http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=bash+scripting+how-to&btnG=Search&meta=
>  
>
> http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=crontab+os+x&btnG=Search&meta=
>  
>
> or this may have worked better in practise than the above?
> http://rajeev.name/blog/2008/09/01/automated-osx-backups-with-launchd-and-rsync/
>  
>
>
> Any advice greatly appreciated  :-)
>
> Seasons well wishes,
> Jed
>


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