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This manual describes one easy solution to backup and restore files on your computer. It is highly configurable and does not require any use of the command line.
Getting the Program
The program you need is SBackup, also called "Simple Backup and Restore". Either open the Add/Remove Applications wizard or Synaptic Package Manager and search for "sbackup", or open the terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install sbackup
Setting Backup Properties
Click on "Simple Backup Config" from the System Tools section of your Menu Bar.
Recommended Backup will perform a daily backup of your /home,system data held in /etc,/usr/local and /var. It will exclude multimedia files and any files over 100MB.By default this backup will be stored /var/backup.
Custom Backup lets you change a backup schedule, backup schedule, included directories/files, and purging schedule yourself.
Manual Backup is a good option if you do not want the program to back up files automatically.
General
Include
Exclude
Destination
Time
Purging
You can enable or disable purging of old and incomplete backups, and choose either a simply cutoff point for old backups or go by a logarithmic schedule.
Backup
When you are satisfied with the settings you have chosen, you can initialize a backup manually at any time by pressing the "Backup Now!" button. Otherwise, the program will only backup when scheduled. The backup process will run as a background daemon until it is finished.
Restoring a Backup
Click on "Simple Backup Restore" from the System Tools section of your Menu Bar. Simply choose a backup file, select a folder or individual file to restore, and press the "Restore" button. Your folders and/or files will be synchronized with the contents of the backup archive.
