[CoLoCo] Best backup solution

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Sorry we couldn't do better with your raid.

http://lifehacker.com/software/featured-linux-download/timevault-time-machine-for-linux-275399.php

Jim Hutchinson wrote:
> My failure to get software RAID to work is leaving me wondering how best
> to go about backing up. I do occasionally copy my entire /home to a
> different drive but it's not a daily thing and not a perfect solution. I
> thought RAID 1 would have been a good solution - there is always two
> copies and, in theory, you just drop in a new drive if one fails and
> away you go. Unfortunately, RAID is too difficult to use - at least for
> me. I might consider buying a RAID controller but $200 is a lot and it's
> also one more piece of hardware to fail.
> 
> So, how does one do good backups in Linux? I don't want some cryptic
> cron job. I want a straightforward tool that copies and archives data
> and allows for easy recovery of either one file or the whole thing. The
> simple backup tool in the repos looked like a good option but there is
> no easy way to recover all files that I can see, but one file at a time
> seems easy. In any case I want something simple and automatic. I wish
> there was a time machine for Linux but less crappy than the mac one.
> 
> Please enlighten. Thanks.
> -jim
> 
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