Looking for backup software:
I have been running a dual boot (on 3 computers) of XP and Ubuntu 12.04 for about 5 years. On 2 of these computers Ubuntu is the OS of choice. The main computer runs XP as primary. I have several programs that will only run in Windows. So I must have a computer that runs Windows. Some of the latest updates of these programs will not run in XP. So I have to move to a newer version of Windows.
After several days, I now have Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit running as the host under Virtualbox. I have Windows 7 64 bit and Windows XP running as guests. Also, I still can boot into my old systems.
In the past I used Acronis True Image to backup. I have 2 hard drives installed in my computer. I use the 2nd hard drive for backup. I run automatic backups. I backup the OS weekly. After 5 weeks the backups are consolidated into 1 backup. I keep 3 monthly backups. I backup my data partition 3 times a week and keep 9 copies of each. I set this up 3 years ago and have not changed it. A restore has never failed in the 8 years I have used Acronis.
Acronis will backup ext4 file system, but will not run under Linux. So if I stick with Acronis, I must use Windows 7 as my host.
I would like to use Linux as my host.
It seems that most folks use Windows 7 as the host.
I really like the looks of Back In Time, but it only does data as best I can tell. Mondo Rescue seems to be the only backup that backs up open files. It is not very easy to use. I don't know about running it automatically.
I will not make manual backups regularly. I have been burned by that too many times. Every few months I make a copy of the 2nd hard drive to an external hard drive. I also use CrashPlan on-line backup.
What are folks using for OS backkups?
Ron Spruell
I have been running a dual boot (on 3 computers) of XP and Ubuntu 12.04 for about 5 years. On 2 of these computers Ubuntu is the OS of choice. The main computer runs XP as primary. I have several programs that will only run in Windows. So I must have a computer that runs Windows. Some of the latest updates of these programs will not run in XP. So I have to move to a newer version of Windows.
After several days, I now have Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit running as the host under Virtualbox. I have Windows 7 64 bit and Windows XP running as guests. Also, I still can boot into my old systems.
In the past I used Acronis True Image to backup. I have 2 hard drives installed in my computer. I use the 2nd hard drive for backup. I run automatic backups. I backup the OS weekly. After 5 weeks the backups are consolidated into 1 backup. I keep 3 monthly backups. I backup my data partition 3 times a week and keep 9 copies of each. I set this up 3 years ago and have not changed it. A restore has never failed in the 8 years I have used Acronis.
Acronis will backup ext4 file system, but will not run under Linux. So if I stick with Acronis, I must use Windows 7 as my host.
I would like to use Linux as my host.
It seems that most folks use Windows 7 as the host.
I really like the looks of Back In Time, but it only does data as best I can tell. Mondo Rescue seems to be the only backup that backs up open files. It is not very easy to use. I don't know about running it automatically.
I will not make manual backups regularly. I have been burned by that too many times. Every few months I make a copy of the 2nd hard drive to an external hard drive. I also use CrashPlan on-line backup.
What are folks using for OS backkups?
Ron Spruell