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optimum slice size for backing up data to DVD
How big should a slice be for a DVD, assuming that the file system restricts the size?
Referencing:
http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/DVD-file-size-td4572772.html
should slices be 1GB or so? What's an ...
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How to transfer file permissions from one folder to another?
I did cp -r on a folder (copy), then removed the original. I have a backup with most of the files. How do I restore the permissions of the files & folders on the copy using the backup?
It ...
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Block-level deduplicating filesystem
I'm looking for a deduplicating copy-on-write filesystem solution for general user data such as /home and backups of it. It should use online/inline/synchronous deduplication at the block-level using ...
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Get error when backing up entire system (not including media and host). How to back up entire system properly? [closed]
What does this mean? How do I do an entire system backup? I was using Deja-Dup and selection all the folders in my file system, not uncluding host and media. I directed the back to a 1 TB external ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 on modern SSD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I optimize the OS for SSDs?
There is already quite a lot of questions regarding SSD disks with Ubuntu.
But the technology moves forward. Are there any new things ...
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File Sync Between Multiple Drives and Computers
Since I have left Windows, I am looking for a software that will replace ViceVersa. I need something that is highly recommended for file syncing among the Linux / Ubuntu users as I am new to this ...
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How to make and restore incremental snapshots of hard disk
I use Virtual Box a lot for distro / applications testing purposes.
One of the features I simply love about it is virtual machines snapshots, its saves a state of a virtual machine and is able to ...
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Move filesystem to another drive [closed]
I'm getting a message that says I have 0 MB of free disk space on the drive where Ubuntu 10.04 is installed. I have another drive that is much larger, but instead of installing Ubuntu on the second ...
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Why can't I copy a 5G file?
I'm trying to backup my VirtualBox, but when I try to copy the .VirtualBox directory to my external hard drive I get an "File too large" error:
[130 amanda@luna ~]$ cp -r .VirtualBox ...
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How can I create a filesystem “view” of a folder that excludes certain files?
I want to have a path in the filesystem that shows the entire contents of some other path, excluding a few certain files of my choosing. For example, if the following already exists,
original-path
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What is the preferred way of transfering a filesystem between two local HDD's
I want to migrate an external USB HDD which I have been running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS for a while onto a Laptop internal HDD.
Unfortunately the internal HDD is smaller than the external HDD so I cannot ...
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How can I keep a folder synchronized to an external USB hard drive?
I have a growing music collection which I manually keep in sync with an external USB drive. Sometimes I edit their ID3 tags, add or delete a file in either the hard drive or the USB drive, and I would ...
