On 05/29/2012 10:42 PM, Aaron Hastings wrote:
> Many thanks to everyone for the excellent replies.
>
> Here's my thoughts on the two main suggestions:
>
> _*Deja Dup*_
> I decided to use Deja Dup initially, as it came with Ubuntu and was the
> default backup solution. After only one or two backups, I decided to
> stop using it. The reasons were mostly based on feedback from existing
> users and from watching a video from UDS where Deja Dup was first
> suggested as a backup solution for Ubuntu.
>
> My problem with 'Dup is that it only appears to be useful in the case of
> an _absolute and catastrophic loss of all data_. By its very design, it
> lacks the ability to read back individual files, seemingly making it an
> "everything or nothing" solution. This is because of how Duplicity
> works, by compressing and GPG encrypting blocks of files all at once.
> This isn't an acceptable solution to me, as I want full control over
> each individual file, even if it means decrypting Tar archives just to
> gain access to one .txt file.
>
> _*TrueCrypt*_
This just came up in my feeds today, and I thought I would share it...it
might clear a few things up about Déjà Dup:
http://www.jaddog.org/2012/07/12/deja-dup-to-the-rescue-restoring-less-than-a-full-backup/
I've just tried it, and the integration with nautilus is seamless, even
with gpg encrypted archives. I went into a directory that is in my
backup list, right clicked and clicked 'Restore Missing Files...'.
You can also right click on a file and select 'Revert to Previous
Version' and it will give you a drop down list of dates that it has
previous versions for.
It might be my lack of imagination, but I think that covers most bases! :)
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