[ale] Linux GUI or CLI backup tool

[Ron Frazier]

I've used Jungle Disk for quite a while on Windows and for a couple of 
months on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04).  I like it very much.  It's very 
configurable.  On Windows, I have it set to back up everything that I 
don't exclude.  I exclude system files and most applications as well as 
my email databases and large multi media files.  On Linux, I back up my 
entire home directory except what I exclude, with similar exclusions.  I 
exclude the .evolution directory, since I rarely use Evolution.  I allow 
the .thunderbird directory to be backed up, which is my main email 
database, being used by Eudora OSE.  I also have the system set to 
exclude any files in a "nojungledisk" folder or with a file name 
starting with "_njd_".  This way, I can easily exclude a file without 
going back into the configuration screen of the program.  I have the 
system set to run every 6 hours.  This good thing about this strategy is 
that everything new I add is automatically backed up.  That way, I don't 
have to worry about it.  I'm backing up 4 computers with about 80 GB of 
total data.  My monthly bill is about $ 15.  I really like the system.

Sincerely,

Ron

On 02/14/2011 12:12 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
> Jungle Disk or Spider Oak are good ones. If you want to have it off site.
>
> Chuck
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Sergio Chaves<sergio.chaves at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> I currently use TAR to backup my PCs at home - not familiar with rsync.
>> Wife was converted to linux last year and love it (and so do I,  no more
>> reinstalls, yeah!).
>> The thing is that she got into photography and wants to manage her own
>> backups.
>> Is there a good, intuitive, linux GUI tool that uses Rsync? I would like to
>> just sync the directories after the 1st backup is done.
>> I am also ok with options other than rsync or a script that she can start from
>> a desktop shortcut.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>
>> Sergio Chaves
>>
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