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I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
73,JohnK5ENQ
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Re: OT - backup software

It would probably help a lot if you let us know what platform you are using: Mac? Windows? Linux? Raspberry Pi?

Jim / W6JHB

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Carl Yaffey

Re: OT - backup software

If you have a Mac, Carbon Copy Cloner.

> On Sep 28, 2018, at 6:04 PM, John Saxon via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
> 73,JohnK5ENQ
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Re: OT - backup software

Yes, knowing your OS would help. On my Mac I use Time Machine for hourly/daily backups and SuperDuper for bootable weekly disk images.

Mike - K9JRI

> On Sep 28, 2018, at 9:36 PM, Carl Yaffey <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> If you have a Mac, Carbon Copy Cloner.
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>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 6:04 PM, John Saxon via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
>> 73,JohnK5ENQ
>>
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> Carl Yaffey K8NU
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kevinr@coho.net

Re: OT - backup software

On my network I wrote a cron job to rsync various work folders. Once a
day I sync my work to another drive on my main server. Once a week I
sync to a drive on another server. It comes in handy to have a view one
week backward in time.

Good luck,

Kevin. KD5ONS

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On 09/28/2018 06:47 PM, Michael Blake via Elecraft wrote:

> Yes, knowing your OS would help. On my Mac I use Time Machine for hourly/daily backups and SuperDuper for bootable weekly disk images.
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> Mike - K9JRI
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>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 9:36 PM, Carl Yaffey <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> If you have a Mac, Carbon Copy Cloner.
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>>> On Sep 28, 2018, at 6:04 PM, John Saxon via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>>> I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
>>> 73,JohnK5ENQ
>>>
>>
>> Carl Yaffey K8NU
>> Recording studio.
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>> 614 268 6353, Columbus OH
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>> http://www.grassahol.com
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Tim McDonough N9PUZ

Re: OT - backup software

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Macrium Reflect. Backups plus the ability to perform a "bare metal
restore" if your drive goes sideways.

Tim N9PUZ

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David Koch

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I second /Macrium Reflect/. They offer both a free version (with
limited options), as well as 'paid' versions. I use it with Win10, but
don't know if it is available for other OS.

Dave W8OV

On 9/29/2018 6:34 AM, Tim McDonough N9PUZ wrote:

> Macrium Reflect. Backups plus the ability to perform a "bare metal
> restore" if your drive goes sideways.
>
> Tim N9PUZ
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> On 9/28/2018 8:04 PM, John Saxon via Elecraft wrote:
>> I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any
>> recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not
>> necessary.
>> 73,JohnK5ENQ
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Bill-4

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I run Windows 10 and Linux Mint. I back up data daily to a USB-3 fast
thumb drive (by simple copying of specific directories). Once a week I
clone the drive to a spare drive. Then I use the cloned TO drive and
place the cloned FROM drive in my safe. I have three drives rotating
clone service. This prevents errors in the cloning process (I have never
had a problem).

I use a device (from StarTech) and not software. My hard drive lives in
a plug-in bay on the computer (accessible from outside the case).

Had many failures using software - no failures cloning.

Bill W2BLC

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jeff stai-2

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Before Eric ends the thread ;) I'll mention Backblaze. It works in the
background and backs up to the cloud. And for one PC or Mac it's not
expensive. And it stays out of your way and doesn't hurt performance.

Other than that... keep your data organized so that it is easy to copy
everything that matters periodically to an external drive (set up a
calendar reminder). That software is free.

73 jeff wk6i

On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 12:24 PM, Bill <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I run Windows 10 and Linux Mint. I back up data daily to a USB-3 fast
> thumb drive (by simple copying of specific directories). Once a week I
> clone the drive to a spare drive. Then I use the cloned TO drive and place
> the cloned FROM drive in my safe. I have three drives rotating clone
> service. This prevents errors in the cloning process (I have never had a
> problem).
>
> I use a device (from StarTech) and not software. My hard drive lives in a
> plug-in bay on the computer (accessible from outside the case).
>
> Had many failures using software - no failures cloning.
>
> Bill W2BLC
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Grant Youngman-2

Re: OT - backup software

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The fundamental problem with a question like this is that there may be as many answers as there are belly buttons, and since everyone has one … I’ve found that without specific criteria, you can’t always rely on the recommendations you’ll get to solve your problem(s).

Whatever you use, you need a complete .. e.g., 100 % clone of your hard drive that is BOOTABLE. (USB, firewire, plug-in, Thunderbolt, whatever). Doesn’t matter whether it’s an external drive, a thumb thingie, or whatever. It just has to be bootable.

You didn’t say what your specific concerns are with whatever you’re currently using. It would help to know what you dislike about it or problems it is causing for you. Otherwise, every specific software recommendation is just a shot in the dark and may leave you no better off.

Grant NQ5T
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>>> I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
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Kevin Cozens-2

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On 2018-09-29 04:09 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:
> Whatever you use, you need a complete .. e.g., 100 % clone of your hard drive that is BOOTABLE. (USB, firewire, plug-in, Thunderbolt, whatever). Doesn’t matter whether it’s an external drive, a thumb thingie, or whatever. It just has to be bootable.

I'm using rsync to do backups. I keep bootable CD's and USB memory sticks
containing Linux so I can use them to start up the computer from "bare
metal" should the hard drives fail.

For anyone using backup programs that aren't stock with their Linux distro I
would suggest keeping a backup of the backup program so you can easily
reinstall it if/when you use a bootable media to bring up the computer in
order to restore drive contents after a failure.

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I use EaseUS. It's a complete package with options for scheduled full backup, incremental backups, continuous backup, disk image, etc. Also can be used to clone disks.

Acronis is a very popular backup package for Windows. I used to use it but had several mishaps, including not being able to read old backups. Haven't tried it in a long time.

I have EaseUS setup to do a full backup on each disk in my system on the first day of the month, and incremental backups on each disk once a day. The backups are written to a hard drive in a USB dock. I have a set of five of these disks and rotate to the next drive after the last incremental backup of the month. Whenever I visit my safe deposit box, I put one of the disks in the box and retrieve the one that I put in the box last time. That way, I have an offsite backup in case of disaster. It might be a little old, but better than nothing.

Further, I have Windows 10 on and SSD and all of my critical data on a separate SSD, including work files, spreadsheets, Quicken data, all my ham radio data (e.g., contest logs), and so forth. This data is continuously copied to the cloud and synced with all my devices so that I have multiple copies of it, including the versions in the hard drive backup rotation. There are many cloud services that can be used for this, but I use Microsoft OneDrive because I get 1 TB of storage free with my subscription to Office 365. It helps to have very high speed internet with fast upload speed (75/15 here, but usually it's more like 90/20.)

When apps allow it, I configure them to keep user-specific data on my user data drive. I also try to get them to save their configuration data to my data drive. Unfortunately, some apps don't let you change their data and/or configuration locations. These days it's often in C:\Users\<your user ID>\AppData. I have to be content with that data being backed up to local hard drives only.

I've also configured Windows to do a scheduled System Restore Point each day, but it doesn't always work. Typically it's done when updates are applied and sometimes when apps are installed. When I remember, I do one manually. These restore points can be crucial if your system gets messed up by a hardware failure or problem with a Windows update.

As you can tell, I'm a proponent of belt-and-suspenders backups. I've been burned many times, going back as far as 1972. First casualty was a term paper, back when most college students used typewriters and virtually no one would have tried to type a paper into a computer. The professor didn't believe me when I told him that a poor design in the syntax of the user interface caused me to accidentally erase the paper. He looked at me like I'd told him my dog ate my homework.

73, Dick WC1M

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I am not happy with my current backup software package. Any recommendations on backup software? Like it to be free, but not necessary.
73,JohnK5ENQ

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