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I do backup my android phone using borg installed via termux.

lucb1e 5y ago
Holy crap that's just `pkg install borgbackup`. I had no idea (my phone is already rooted anyhow, so this will also be able to get data folders). This changes everything. There is also `pkg install restic` btw. Based on the problems with append-only in borg and the lack of those in restic's implementation (I did a short audit on that part of the `restic/rest-server` code, looks solid but don't take my word for it), I might go with the latter but this is a great tip regardless.
- rubenbe 5y ago
  The reason I chose borg over restic is there are at least two commercial providers (useful for an offsite backup). borgbase.com and rsync.net too iirc
anotherevan 5y ago
That's an interesting solution. Do you have any more details or a blog post to share?
- rubenbe 5y ago
  I never wrote a blog post about it, but it is triggered when I plug in my charger and the phone is on Wifi. There are hooks in termux to do so. Thanks for the suggestion to write a blog post about it ;)
  - anotherevan 5y ago
    Quid pro quo: I've been using Titanium Backup[1] to make backups of all my apps, however it does not working properly with Android 11 and seems to perhaps be abandoned. So I'm now also using OAndBackupX[2] as well, which seems to be doing the job. I then use FolderSync[3] to SFTP synchronise those two backup folders across to my server regularly when the phone is on the home wifi. (I also two-way sync my photos folder which is really quite handy.) I use to also occasionally do a full sync of my phone contents to my server using FTP[4] although since upgrading, Android 11 has clobbered access to the Android/data folder making that problematic. Using Termux + Borg (or Restic) so push full full backups looks attractive. Never seen Termus before. Thanks. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.... [2] https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.lite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.andro... [4] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetr...
    - andrepd 5y ago
      Man, don't tell me Titanium Backup is abandoned... I've been using it for almost 10 years now!
      - anotherevan 5y ago
        Also a long time user. I'm only speculating on abandonment because: it hasn't had an update since Nov 2019; I believe the fix for Android 11 would be a fairly simple permissions change, and; from the comments, no one has had a response from the author on the issue. It is a shame, it has been a mainstay for me, restoring apps and data across at least three phones now. I'm hoping OAndBackupX works out, but have not really battle-tested it yet.

Holy crap that's just `pkg install borgbackup`. I had no idea (my phone is already rooted anyhow, so this will also be able to get data folders). This changes everything. There is also `pkg install restic` btw. Based on the problems with append-only in borg and the lack of those in restic's implementation (I did a short audit on that part of the `restic/rest-server` code, looks solid but don't take my word for it), I might go with the latter but this is a great tip regardless.

rubenbe 5y ago
The reason I chose borg over restic is there are at least two commercial providers (useful for an offsite backup). borgbase.com and rsync.net too iirc

anotherevan 5y ago

That's an interesting solution. Do you have any more details or a blog post to share?

rubenbe 5y ago
I never wrote a blog post about it, but it is triggered when I plug in my charger and the phone is on Wifi. There are hooks in termux to do so. Thanks for the suggestion to write a blog post about it ;)
- anotherevan 5y ago
  Quid pro quo: I've been using Titanium Backup[1] to make backups of all my apps, however it does not working properly with Android 11 and seems to perhaps be abandoned. So I'm now also using OAndBackupX[2] as well, which seems to be doing the job. I then use FolderSync[3] to SFTP synchronise those two backup folders across to my server regularly when the phone is on the home wifi. (I also two-way sync my photos folder which is really quite handy.) I use to also occasionally do a full sync of my phone contents to my server using FTP[4] although since upgrading, Android 11 has clobbered access to the Android/data folder making that problematic. Using Termux + Borg (or Restic) so push full full backups looks attractive. Never seen Termus before. Thanks. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.... [2] https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.lite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.andro... [4] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetr...
  - andrepd 5y ago
    Man, don't tell me Titanium Backup is abandoned... I've been using it for almost 10 years now!
    - anotherevan 5y ago
      Also a long time user. I'm only speculating on abandonment because: it hasn't had an update since Nov 2019; I believe the fix for Android 11 would be a fairly simple permissions change, and; from the comments, no one has had a response from the author on the issue. It is a shame, it has been a mainstay for me, restoring apps and data across at least three phones now. I'm hoping OAndBackupX works out, but have not really battle-tested it yet.