Questions tagged [backup]
Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. This tag covers restoring from backup as well.
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Just upgraded to 22.04, "Backups" from previous version keeps crashing
I recently used Backups to back up all my data from an older version of Ubuntu, then upgraded to 22.04 lts. There are some large folders within this back up and whenever I try to restore even one ...
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restart service daily at 4 am
I have a small minecraft server running in ubuntu 22.04.1.
Currently, ubuntu has the following service:
[Unit]
Description=Minecraft server
After=network.target
[Service]
User=drgadmin
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All USB drives give This Location Could Not Be Displayed after distro-upgrade and Aptik Restore
Yesterday, I installed a clean upgrade to 22.04 and restored my most recent backup using Aptik. Since then, whenever I try to view the contents of any connected USB drive in Nautilus, I get an error ...
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Most of customization disappeared, and home folder and partition files deleted during routine software update
A strange event during software update from inside "Discover" caused wiping of my custom profile and many personal files, both in my home folder and a separate partition.
I would like to try ...
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need help interpreting fdisk and gnome-disk-utility output
I am on a fresh Ubuntu Server 22.04 install and during install, I think I might have chosen a filesystem which I do not understand:
cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
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How to get Linux live kit to work?
Does anyone know how to get Linux live kit to work on Ubuntu 20.04? I found a website that showed me how, but when I tried to build it, the file would not show up. I tried rebooting but it did nothing....
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CRASH /duplicity-full.20230105T083600Z.manifest /duplicity-full.20230105T083600Z.vol20.difftar.gz
I had a major crash of files shown above multiplying. could not get in laptop for days. running latest ubuntu jelly which not as satisfied with as 20.04. planning on running a virus scan.?
Any one ...
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Will ecryptfs-protected home partition backup be unreadeable after restoring it to a new ubuntu install?
I have a little problem here. I've just finished to set up my automatic backup system using Duplicity and Déja Dup. I backup my files to my server using SSH. After some testing, i've checked that I ...
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Backup and synchronizinf Gdrive
Since I am a control freak, I like to have a copy of my professional google drive (I don't keep any confidential file on it) on on my desktop and laptop that I update daily using FreeFileSync. I also ...
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mount hard drive from mac on ubuntu server
I have a 2011 macbook pro that's on it's last legs. so I tried taking the hard drive out and mounting it on my ubuntu server, so I could copy the contents of the hard drive to my ubuntu server. the ...
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Back up Ubuntu 22.04 into Synology [duplicate]
I want to do a full backup of Ubuntu 22.04.01 on my DS218 Synology. I will like to do a full backup, with the possibility to have a single version or multiple versions. Also the most important is the ...
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How to restore a too large backup
I made a backup of my system using Déjà Dup, and have it stored on an external hard drive. Today the day finally came when I needed it. When I tried to restore all, Déjà Dup timed out. So I tried ...
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Help understanding rsync command
Can someone help me understand the following rsync command, totally new to using rsync.
rsync -av --progress --delete /exampledir/ [email protected]:/dir1/dir2/dir3/exampledir/
This command is in a ...
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How to run remote crontabs?
We want to run a certain backup process via one server, basically like the following:
Server 1 runs a process that copies data from Server 2 to the backup location.
Is there a script that I can write ...
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How do I restore system with backups not timeshift?
I updated to the new version recently. Now I have no internet connections appearing (with Ethernet connected). And I am looking for a solution that uses the “backups” application. As I assumed that I’...
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unsuccessful backup to external drive
A long shot, but maybe... In Ubuntu 22.04, I tried to back up my files to an external drive before a clean OS install. I did it from the desktop, in three batches ("copy to..."), but now the ...
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Backup apps for Ubuntu 22.04
Does anyone know of a Ubuntu 22.04 app to automatically incrementally back up daily at a scheduled time to generate a bootable backup exterrnal drive?
ETTS Nod32 is no longer supported and in any case ...
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Back up initial, unbooted drive
I just ordered one of those nifty mini-PCs (Minisforum UM690) which comes pre-loaded with Windows 11. I will be loading Unbuntu 22.10 on it... but I'm a little nervous about just overwriting that ...
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Automatic backups of MySQL database with Cronjob
I would like to backup my MySQL database with a cron job, but I cannot make it work.
This is the code that I am using:
0 2 * * * mysqldump -u root toko_db | gzip > /var/backup/toko_db_`date '+%Y-%m-...
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rsync creates an "intermediate" backup, how to delete it?
I use rsync to backup my personal files in an external drive, i.e. a SD card or an USB thumb, being careful to update any files and to avoid copying very large files, configuration files, or folders ...
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Restoring OS image after performing disk encryption
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 system which is already in use and requires to have its disk encrypted. I have reviewed some methods to perform encryption after installation. But the general suggestion has ...
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Can I make a bootable installation .iso file from my current PC state? [duplicate]
Is it possible to make an ISO of my current installation, flash it to a pendrive and use it as an installer for another PC? Will it have all my files and apps in it? Do I have to put an installer in ...
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How can I dentify and delete superceded duplicity back up files?
I have numerous duplicity files in my Google Drive that appear to be chewing up storage, however each file is quite small. There are several variations of these files; duplicity-inc(remental?) ...
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How can I make an exact clone of my Ubuntu 22.04 partition for periodic backup and restoration and Is it possible using the included "Disks" Utility?
I have two drives setup as follows:
My goal is to boot into a Linux 22.04 install on the first drive pictured located on partition labelled "Admin-1", and use the "Disks" utility ...
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How to backup Ubuntu settings for future use in case of Ubuntu Reinstall?
I have recently installed Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS and customized settings, installed some apps, etc for my personal use. These include CopyQ for the clipboard, VSCode for code editing, and also a number of ...
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BackUp External HDD in local network NAS
I have an external HDD that I want to automatically back-up daily in a NAS. The NAS is available through a local network.
My best guess for backing-up the drive is creating an image through the disk ...
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1TB Secondary Hard Drive keep unmounting when reboot or log out Kubuntu 22.10
I get this problem where my secondary HD keeps unmounting whenever I reboot my PC or log out. I know this is the issue because when Deja backup notification pop up saying backup failed.
I have to open ...
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I broke Ubuntu and want to backup all the installed programs and files to a USB
I broke my Ubuntu and it is failing to boot.
I've tried to save it but failed.
My PC has Windows and Ubuntu.
The good thing is that I can access all my files through windows.
I will install Ubuntu on ...
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Partitioning an HFS+/MBR-formatted external drive without data loss
(Likely a duplicate, but Google is failing me)
I have a 2 TB external hard drive, formatted with a single HFS+ partition and an MBR partitioning scheme. It's currently holding a backup of my old ...
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Steps to Create USB of Current Linux Install, Bootable from Any Laptop?
I know versions of this question are out there in the wild, as are some attempts at answers. The only answer I've seen that I think might apply to me (and which isn't out of date) I didn't understand, ...
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Gnome Shell shows black screen with moving cursor
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and was tuning Gnome with exstensions. At one point the screen just completely froze, I waited 5 min and decided to power off my laptop (by pressing the power button). Now ...
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Backup some files and folders to flash in Ubuntu
I'm using the following script to backup some files and folders.
#!/bin/sh
#backup.sh
zip -r backup_`date +%F | sed -e "s/-/_/g"`.zip \
/home/xralf/.local/share/Anki2/my_deck \
/home/...
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zfs-auto-snapshot settings are ignored
I am not sure what I did wrong that my settings are getting ignored.
I installed the package with everything else and created my pool and datasets:
sudo apt-get install zfsutils-linux zfs-auto-...
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Live system backup or cloning?
I -was- a great fan of Systemback & it saved me from some serious headaches in the past.
Its own dev abandoned it, and though there are forks of it I have yet to find any fork that is as ...
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Move from booted RAID to single drive
Have Ubuntu 22.04 server installed on RAID5. It boots from /. I'd like to move it to a new SSD single drive though. My thoughts to do this is:
Make a backup of / with some software on backup ...
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Bup not installed Kubuntu 22.04
I need some help. My backup aren't working.
I checked my settings and it saybup is not installed on my computer.
Update
When I attempt to install bup package on commandline, I get an error message:
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How to run déjà-dup backup tool as root in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
A common annoying daily problem with déjà pup: I try to backup many files which I (my user) have no reading access. I get this daily because I want to backup the whole /home directory:
Previous ...
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rsync left all files on Desktop listed as executable
Ran rsync as part of a backup and noticed all files originally sitting on the Desktop were showing as type executable (green with * next to them via ls) in the backup location. Is this expected ...
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I want to re-install ubuntu. What steps should I follow? where to backup?
I've just realized that my local computer store installed a modified version of ubuntu. I want to re-install it. Can anyone guide me by answering these questions?
I've configured quite a lot (neovim, ...
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Copy pictures from ubuntu folder to google drive folder
I am trying to make a crontab schedule to copy all picture files - steam screenshots - to my google drive account, then back them up to my home server.
So far I have "cp - R /home/(user)/Pictures/...
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How can I create an incremental backup system in Ubuntu 20.04?
Once created and make an Ubuntu web server, I would need to create a script which syncs one specific directory with /var/www and move the content which was previously in /var/www to a backup folder ...
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Get pCloud to backup hidden files
I've got the pCloud app for backups, but it excludes all hidden files, some of which, like my key chain, I really want to make sure are backed up.
Can I do this with the GUI app? If not, can I use ...
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How to transfer Ubuntu on WSL from one laptop to another?
New to Linux and Ubuntu. I am trying to transfer my old Ubuntu WSL files to my new Windows 11 laptop.
I have gone through similar questions, but none seems to help my case.
I am trying to clone the ...
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Backup encrypted Ubuntu LUKS/LVM partition, then replace a new LUKS/LVM partition with it
Since a number of days, a Ubuntu 20.04 machine won't boot. Its internal drive has 3 partitions, and the boot problem seems to come from partition 1 and/or 2:
/dev/nvme0n1p1, EFI system partition, ...
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How to backup a Ubuntu USB installation as a disk image?
I have Ubuntu installed in an USB drive. It is not a live or persistent live install. It is a regular, full install.
Is there any way to backup the USB drive to a .img or .iso file, which I can later ...
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Migrate from Mint to Ubuntu
I want to migrate from Linux Mint to Ubuntu. Does the installer offer me to keep the documents? Or do I need to manually back up?
Thanks
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Recommend a tool for managing bak files?
I have an ubuntu-server running MS SQL Server Express and a bash script running backups of the databases every 24 hours.
I could spend a lot of time scripting something to manage the files, but if ...
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Back In Time recognizes old snapshots but not old data in new PC
I've been using the great "Back In Time" (BIT) to backup my data HDD (/data, 4 TB, NTFS for dual boot with Windows 10) on Kubuntu 20.04 to an external HDD.
Recently, I built a new PC, ...
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Make an image backup of OS and create bootable media with it?
I should note that this is for Ubuntu KDE 22.04, so some of the tools I see mentioned in posts about the subject haven't really worked.
Basically, I made a lot of theme changes to my new Kubuntu ...
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Backup of ubuntu 22.04 LTS to onedrive
I have a query regarding the setup of the backup of my Ubuntu on OneDrive. Is there any way to backup Ubuntu to OneDrive automatically at regular intervals?
When I opened the backup app from the ...