How to rip a scratched DVD-Video? (a “cdparanoia for DVDs”)
I usually use the very nice and simple dvdbackup program to rip and backup my DVD-Video.
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Best practice to backup /etc config files
I want to setup froxlor on not fresh install remote server (Ubuntu 10.04.2).
How to clone/copy all file/directory attributes onto different file/directory?
I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.
how to copy or backup files ignoring dot files
I want to back-up all files from my laptop partitions to external HDD.
How to create a read-only snapshot in LVM, and then rollback to it after some work?
What are the commands to use in LVM in case I want to:
What should I include and exclude with rsync to back up my system?
I have spent all day experimenting with rsync exclude-from and include-from, no success and completely lost. None of the examples or help I can find answer my exact, but quite simple requirement, and, either I can’t make them work, or I do not get the result I want, nor can I understand why.
Backup of LVM2 logical volume
I’d like to make backup on external drive of LVM2 logical volume in dd manner.
Entries I can safely exclude doing backups
I’m planning a backup strategy based on rsnapshot.
Is it safe to take the drive image of the current working drive?
I have to backup my hard disk. I want to use dd and put the image on an external hdd.
Batch update of WordPress Plugins
On a production site, we are having to proceed for a batch update of plugins. It is possible that the site stops to work properly because of a plugin clash. My question is: If I make a backup of the plugin folder, will that be enough to perform a total restore in case of problems?