[TriLUG] Backup Win7 to Linux

[Ron Kelley]

As a thought, why not setup an ownCloud server on a Linux machine in the same place and sync the user's data to it?  If you want to get fancy, run ZFS-On-Linux to get volume management, snapshots, and the ability to rsync the data to another server for backups.

In my experience, the only drawback of ownCloud right now is the client-side app - syncing performance when hosting lots and lots of files, and the manual configuration you must do to select files/folders you don't want to sync.  Other than that, I really like ownCloud.

My $0.02.

-Ron


On Aug 14, 2013, at 8:34 AM, John Vaughters <jvaughters04 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> +1 on topic
> 
> +1 on cygwin. I use ssh, rsync, smb on win7 all the time. Cygwin is the first think I load on any windows box I manage.
> 
> As far as important Win7 files are concerned, I am not sure what you mean. For the OS we keep images for building machines to standard configs. 
> 
> John Vaughters
> 
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> ________________________________
> From: Joseph S. Tate <dragonstrider at gmail.com>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org> 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Backup Win7 to Linux
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> 
> Look into Cygwin. It lets you load all sorts of neat Unixy utilities, SSH
> servers, rsync, duplicity, etc.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:56 PM, Grawburg <grawburg at myglnc.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am doing some work for a client (primarily related to their OS/2
>> machines) with a very mixed
>> network: WinXP, Win7, Win2003 Server, OS/2.  The problem is with the Win7
>> machines that just don't play
>> well on the network - especially when it comes to backing up important
>> Win7 files.
>> 
>> I'm wondering about doing something with a Linux box that will enable me
>> to get files from the Win7
>> machines and then eventually upload them to a cloud server.
>> 
>> Any comments?
>> 
>> 
>> Brian Grawburg
>> Wilson, NC
>> 
>> 
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