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If we spoke about a Linux box, one that prudently ran ZFS, or XFS on top of LVM, it would be possible to make a snapshot before the diffing and sending, so that
by nine_k 9mo ago
If we spoke about a Linux box, one that prudently ran ZFS, or XFS on top of LVM, it would be possible to make a snapshot before the diffing and sending, so that the snapshot would be indeed point-in-time. IDK if whatever macOS uses for the filesystem supports snapshots.
Otherwise, I think, restic or kopia are better for proper backups, and Syncthing for keeping a mirror copy. But the simplicity of this script in charming.
- wrs 9mo agoYes, APFS supports snapshots. [0] [0] https://support.bombich.com/hc/en-us/articles/20686443871383-Introduction-to-Snapshots https://support.bombich.com/hc/en-us/articles/20686443871383...
- sam_lowry_ 9mo ago> But the simplicity of this script in charming. An important feature of backups is the ability to restore them. As much as I love restic, I have at least one backup target with hard links.
- nine_k 9mo agoHave you ever faced a case when restic would not restore a backup? Or would not mount a remote backup? I have a mirror that Syncthing maintains, with some staggered versioning; it seems similar, and should help me immediately in a case of clobbering something. Restic backups helped me several times in cases of catastrophic failures, and are now the default way of moving my stuff to a new machine.