try rsnapshot.org if it's a unix machine.
On 4/5/06, Alex <xlegion@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> On 4/5/06, Attila Horvath <mutsuura@mutsuura.com> wrote:
> > All
> >
> > Has anyone used SVN as a drive backup utility? ~say in place of a standard
> > backup tool like NERO and the like?
> >
> > From your perspective, any pro's con's for using it in this manner or for
> > that purpose?
> >
> > Thx
> > Attila
> >
> >
> >
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> I have a spare server as a subversion repository server which in a way also
> acts as backup because I have all of my personal documents
> and projects in svn. Music, i.e., mp3 and wma and videos files are not in
> subversion because of the way working copies are handled, too much space is
> wasted.
>
> I'ts nice to be able to have a history of changes that you've made and be
> able access and update your personal files, basically
> from anywhere in the world. So I highly recommend storing your "home"
> directory/personal files in svn. It's the best thing since sliced bread.
>
> There are better tools for backing up whole drives, e.g., backuppc, rsync,
> rdiff-backup etc. Using svn for that is rather useless IMO as it
> keeps extra copies in you work space. You'll waste a lot of disk space that
> could be used for other things.
>
>
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