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Tag: Backups

  • A Simple Backup Script

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    I recently installed a new server. It doesn’t do much but I want to make sure it backed up anyway. While I explore better options for backups I decided to write a little script to grab the data from the machine and bundle it all up in some sort of compressed archive. I’ll then download…

  • Mounting USB Drives Under Debian

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    I’m currently designing a backup system built around Resitc and removable USB drives. Before I can really get started though I need to properly understand how to manage the drives, in particular mounting and unmounting them. What I’m hoping I’ll be able to achieve is a situation where I can mount a drive somewhere (let’s…

  • Tabs Outliner Backup and Restore

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    I use a browser extension called Tabs Outliner and it’s absolutely great for organising your browsing. You can simply create a window full of tabs and close and then restore it later. I have literally thousands of tabs stored this way and have given up on bookmarks entirely (other than for the toolbar). The only…