Ideally I could replace 2b) and 3) with one tool and be able to add more source folders over time. Annoyingly I can't set the path to another drive, so it resides on my system drive.Ī) I have one profile to copy my home folder to my permanently attached ZFS poolī) I have another profile to copy my home folder + monthly snapshot from Timeshift to my externally removable drive for the safeģ - Grsync - I then have grsync set up to copy my photo library from my ZFS pool to my externally removable drive for the safe Some more background on my current backup strategy:ġ - I am using Timeshift to do a system backup. I don't think I can set up Back In Time this way, so any recommendations for a more powerful grsync? I just want whatever is on the source folders to be copied to the destination drive, and if anything on the source is deleted, the destination files are kept. I don't need snapshots, which is what I believe Back In Time is for. Question: I have set up a few tools, but need some pointers to a better version of grsync as I would like a utility that support rsync of files for my photo library and home folder to my external drive to stick in the safe. This would back up my mac home folder and entire photo library (the latter is 1.5TB) to an external disk I could keep in a safe or off-site. On my Mac I was used to using two types of backup utlities, which would both backup to one drive that I could stick in my fireproof safe:Ģ - iBackup (grapefruit.ch), which was a great rsync utility to copy (not snapshot) from multiple source folders to a destination folder. At the bottom of this thread I have a stop-gap) The migration is complete and last step is the important backup process. I am finally migrating my Mac Pro to Linux and have landed with Mint. (Background: I'm new to Mint, been a long time distro-hopper since 2012 out of curiosity / running a few old laptops for the kids.
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