Midnight Pub

10 days until the world backup day

~threkk

~bartender some black coffee please, I will need it.

Just a friendly reminder folks, you've got approximately 10 days to back up all your stuff.

World Backup day site

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~ew wrote:

Since years I do backup on the weekend.

I use borgbackup to copy my stuff from several machines to a backup machine.

AND I use borgbackup to copy that same stuff to a separate drive. Why? Because the backup machine is prone to over voltage damage. I have some protection, but I did loose a DSL Router (frizbox) due to lightning, which induced a surge in the phone line.

Fortunately I did have a configured, 2nd hand fritzbox in the cupboard, just for exactly this day! So, backup can also mean replacement for VeryImportantPlastikhoused hardware items :)

That being said: I do have a VeryImportantPhlashdrive, a usb stick, with my key material, journal, and a few more things on an encrypted partition. And of course, I do have TWO replacement flashdrives which get synced once a week, too. I have needed the backup only once so far, but I was sure glad I did loose only three unimportant days of journal.

So. Get going! There's free lemonade if you get thirsty along the way.

~runlevelrobot wrote:

I am curious too. What is this about?

~beefox wrote:

i didn't know about this however i spent the last few weeks implementing better backup for my laptop! borg backup with a gui (pika backup) c: