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From: tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Received: 01/11/2011 16:59:57
Subject: Re: [LUG] easy backup program
>On 01/11/11 15:10, Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Nov 2011, tom wrote:
>>
>>> I just want to be able to get the kids and the misses to
>be able to
>>> burn a directory or 7 to multiple dvds (if necessary) from
>their user
>>> accounts but everything I've found seems to be too
>complicated or
>>> needs root access or just decides it cant mount the last
>disk etc etc
>>
>> How about moving to a centralised file server exporting
>/home with
>> their PCs, etc. basically being in a state whereby they
>could be
>> restored from install disks with no real wory about data
>being on them?
>>
>> Then the server can be mirrored and backed up by you....
>>
>> Gordon
>>
>I already centrally backup 'in house' but when you have
>127G of photos
>of peoples thumbs included in that data that they wouldn?t
>be able to
>get at should I be hit by a bus ( and die of surprise) and
>every machine
>has a dvd writer and we have a box of dvd r+s I thought it
>would be nice
>to get them to backup their own rubbish and keep it safe
>themselves. And
>I thought there must be an easy backup that really is easy
>and works
>over disk sets for linux but no it seems not..
>Now wheres me windows cd....
>Tom te tom te tom
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I use on Windows Super Flexible File synchronizer
http://www.superflexible.com
They are now advertising a Linux version and there is 30 day free trial offer
Me being a cheapskate I got a free free trial version a long time ago which still
works ( on (W****ws))!! but try it and see
Rob
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