Hi,

I currently use a program called copywhiz on windows that backs up any files or directories created after a certain date to a usb hard drive and runs once a day.

I want to transition fully to Linux. Is there any easy to use software that works on Linux that can do this?

P.S. I have tried creating a bash script to do this but for some reason it has trouble with the date part. So a software solution would be prefered.

  • naeap@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    I’m using borg with vorta as a front-end, which seems to work quite well, with different possible backup targets

    • NotAnArdvark@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      2nd’ing Vorta+Borg. It’s also really easy to find off-site backup options compatible with Borg. I’m using BorgBase, which offers ridiculously cheap storage, the choice of EU and US destination, and supports the development of both Vorta and Borg.

  • Shelldor@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    UPDATE: The specific date thing is because every 6 months i backup my nas to LTO tape so this backup is anything that isn’t currently on tape just in case the NAS dies between backups.

    • Holzkohlen@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      You said you run it daily in the post, but now it’s every 6 months. You really should be more specific. I for one don’t understand why you can’t just do rsync -au /source /target