Is there a backup solution for Ubuntu that allows you to schedule backups, enable encryption of sensitive personal data and stores your backups offsite in the a cloud storage account? Example of this solution is Acronis. Looking to get off of Windows for my personal PC, but I need a backup strategy that is not a file sync like Google Drive, DropBox or OneDrive, also not interested in building a machine to be backup server.  Thank you.
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I have already set a backup routine that backups all my files to Amazon S3 using duplicity. I would like to create a similar backup routine with Google Cloud Storage. Is it possible to get duplicity to work with GCS?
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Does a Linux alternative to Time Machine (macOS) exist? I'm looking for  that lets you restore the system completely. Can programs like  or  do that?
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Ubuntu and MaxOS has an ability to encrypt home folder in case laptop is stolen. Is it possible to do same thing on Windows 7? I need to encrypt home folder so it will be encrypted and decrypted runtime using my password, so if laptop is stolen it is no way for a stealer to remove HDD and read / decrypt sensitive data.  If such thing is possible, what version of Windows 7 provides that functionality? Is "home premium" enough?
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Does anybody know of any resources that can show me how to make my own "Dropbox, Ubuntu One" server at home?  I really like the idea of these services, but I don't want to put my 'stuff' in the clouds. Ideally, it should have a client that runs on Linux and Windows.  I tried to setup iFolder on my Ubuntu 10.04, but without any success so far.
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I'm planning a backup strategy based on .  I want to do a full system backup excluding files and directories that would be useless for the restore to have a working system again. I already excluded:  # System: exclude /dev/* exclude /proc/* exclude /sys/* exclude /tmp/* exclude /run/* exclude /mnt/* exclude /media/* exclude /lost+found  # Application: exclude /*.pyc exclude /*.pyo   I wonder which other entries I can add to the exclude list without compromising the restored system. Talking about a "generic" Linux system, can you suggest further glob extensions, temporary directories, caches, etc. I can exclude safely?
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I've used NTFS+Bitlocker in the past for USB external hard drives, and it's easy to use in read+write on Windows. But it's less easy to use on Linux: NTFS read+write requires ntfs-3g (which some people don't consider 100% reliable?) and Bitlocker on Linux read+write access requires  (which has less than 1000 stars on Github so it might not be the most secure/tested system available; also there are requirements to have Dislocker in full read+write I'm not sure to meet).  I could use an encrypted ext4 partition on the USB external hard drive, but then it would be complicated to use on Windows (maybe impossible!).   Question: is there an encryption system, supported out-of-the-box on Windows + Ubuntu, that would allow an external USB hard drive to be read+written easily on Windows and Ubuntu? Of course, I want the USB external hard drive to be useless for someone who would steal it, without having the key.
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(This was originally asked on SuperUser --- they pointed me here as being more appropriate.)  I have a shiny new Debian server running in an Amazon EC2 instance. I've spent a while setting it up and it now works nicely. However, because it's a cloud server, if I (or someone else) presses the wrong button then its virtual hard disk will go pop and I have to do it all over again. So, I want to make backups.  But I'm paying by the byte for storage, so I want to make a small backup.  It should be possible to backup a complete Debian server by recording the set of currently installed packages (which I can do via dpkg --get-selections), the state of the debconf database (which I can do via debconf-get-selections), and then only backing up files that cannot be trivially replaced from the packages --- i.e., everything else. Then restoring the backup should be a matter of reinstalling the packages and dropping the files on top.  The tricky part is determining which files belong to a package and which files don't. Having a static list of subdirectories to backup isn't really good enough due to cruft creep. I need a way to automatically determine whether a particular file needs backing up or not.  This is precisely the sort of thing I don't want to do myself because I'll get it wrong. Are there any tools to allow me to do this?  (Note: I'm not looking for an incremental backup solution. I want to take a complete snapshot.)
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How to make some file that contains crucial data protected? For instance, suppose I have some files that are important, is there any method or strategy to make these kind of file more protected on Ubuntu? I even want to make some files ask for a password whenever someone tries to open it. Does it affect the version of Ubuntu in terms of security policy? May I use any encryption algorithm externally? Regards.
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I am installing Ubuntu 13 with full encryption but why am I given the option to also encrypt my home folder. Surely the home folder is covered under the system encryption? I'm confused.
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I am using the default backup software for Ubuntu 14.04(deja dup). It backs up weekly to a network location.  I'm about to put a new hard drive in my laptop, and I would rather just install ubuntu and put my files in rather than copy over the whole OS and everything. If I reinstall ubuntu and connect to the network backup location, can I restore my backup?
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I've been a Windows power user/administrator and professional tech for years, I just made the decision to go Linux, and wow, what a difference.     Is there any decently easy way to encrypt external volumes (i.e. USB keys, external hard drives, memory sticks, etc.) that works under Ubuntu 14.04?
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For a while I used Dirvish to do incremental backups of my machines, but it is slightly cumbersome to configure, and if you do not carry a copy of your configuration it can be hard to reproduce elsewhere.  I am looking for backup programs for Unix, Linux that could:   Incrementally update my backup Create "mirror" trees like dirvish did using hardlinks (to save space) Ideally with a decent UI
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I'm looking for a very basic backup script/package for a directory on my Ubuntu server. Currently I'm using a cronjob like this:  0 5 * * 1 sudo tar -Pzcf /var/backups/home.tgz /home/   But I want a solution which adds a timestamp to the filename and does not override old backups. Of course this will slowly flood my drive so old backups (e.g. older than 2 months) need to be deleted automatically.  Cheers, Dennis    UPDATE: I've decided to give the bounty to the logrotate-solution because of it's simplicity. But big thanks to all other answerers, too!
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I have a desktop machine with plenty of space with Dropbox set up.  I also have a netbook with limited space.  Is there any way to set up my netbook to sync only with certain folders in my Dropbox (i.e., sync my 10 MB of documents not my 100 GB of pictures). I also have some Ubuntu machines and some Windows machines so advice for both would be welcome.
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How do I mount a partition with UFS filesystem (FreeNAS) in Ubuntu 11.10?  I'm a total Ubuntu newbie and just switched from FreeNAS.  There should be ll the info I need I guess, but if anyone would help me get going i'll by glad =)
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I'm looking for Windows 7 software that will allow me to quickly create a "checkpoint", do whatever I might need to do to my computer - install programs/drivers/updates, create/delete personal files, reboot the system multiple times, open questionable attachments - and then revert the entire system back to when the checkpoint was created.  Essentially I want Windows Restore Points that save my personal files and partitions, too.  It sounds like disk imaging might be the ticket, but creating them is much too slow and the restore process too involved... I'm hoping to sacrifice full disaster recovery for speed. Creating a checkpoint should be as close to one-click as possible, and rolling back should be a matter of selecting a restore point and rebooting. Ding!  I'm familiar with Sandboxie, True Image Home "Try and Decide", Returnil, and a number of other "virtual system" apps that actively "catch" changes and allow you to commit or reject them. I'm not interested in these for a number of reasons - I prefer the "cut and dry" restore point approach.  Finally, I'll note that I've just recently become aware of . It sounds absolutely perfect, however, a quick skim through the user forums show more than a few horror stories of corrupted, unbootable systems. Any positive personal experience with the software to suppress my superstitions, or suggestions for more established alternatives would be greatly appreciated - Comodo Time Machine seems relatively new. I'm willing to purchase unbloated, quality software.  Thanks for your help!
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We have a machine running Windows Server 2008, and we need to take backup of folder from a desktop on LAN. This folder is not shared.   Is there any tool or software to do this, or can a scheduled task be made which should automatically take the backup of that folder date-wise &amp; make a copy on server? Ie can we do it through Schedule Tasks option ?  Desktop systems have Windows Vista/Windows 7.