Re: Backing up Windows using rsync

[Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net>]

TAC Forums wrote:
> Hi
>
> We just got a new requirement: To automated the backup of the all the data on 
> the network with the option of being able to retrieve/restore a file upto any 
> 7 days.

[snip]

> This would mean I'd need the Debian server storage capacity would need to be 
> at least 200 GB x 7 = 1.4 TB.
>
> Question: Is there a better way to do what I'm doing? And is there already a 
> piece of software that exists on the NET that does what I'm doing better and 
> I should trying to re-invent the wheel? :-)

You might try this strategy. It requires (usually) only a little more
than 2x storage space.

http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/

Mike
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