Robert Haas on 17 Nov 2009 07:41:45 -0800


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Re: disk backup in linux

  • From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
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  • Subject: Re: disk backup in linux
  • Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:36 -0500
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Peter Bachman <peterb@cequs.com> wrote:
> I have to exchange a failing laptop computer that originally had an
> 80gig HD in it. The old 80 g drive has data on it, and  is mountable on
> ext3 since I put it in a usb case.
>
> The 320 G drive that I'm currently using is in the computer I'm
> returning, but will eventually  go in the new computer, which I just
> got, (but that has it's own 150 g drive). I also have a backup drive
> which is standalone.
>
> What's the best way to go about this, the data is archival and I was
> going to store it on the backup drive. Should I just copy it, or DD, or
> try to clone it?

rsync -avz?

...Robert

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