• erpicht@lemmy.ml
    8·
    3 years ago

    Yes, daily. My desktop is from 2007 as far as I can tell, so I have a script back up my files and configs to an external SSD via rsync.

  • kevincox@lemmy.ml
    5·
    3 years ago

    No. I am using NixOS and my config is stored in a Git repo. I can reinstall in an hour or two.

    For my “user data” they are backed up piecemeal.

    • My code is Git repos which are pushed to remotes.
    • My documents live in a SparkleShare git repo.
    • My Photos and Videos are backed up to remote storage.
    • My passwords are in Firefox Sync and occasionally manually backed up to remote storage.
  • mekhos@lemmy.mlM
    5·
    3 years ago

    I intend to but at the moment its more of a…distributed-cold-chaos situation.

    • Adda@lemmy.ml
      4·
      3 years ago

      Ah, exactly. I very much exercise this precise technique to backup all of my work and personal files. It could be a good comedy, once my PC breaks up, to watch me go through all the different services (external HDDs, NAS, distributed content on my other devices, Git repositories and so on) to set up my PC once again. Another TODO in the never ending list of what to do next.

      • mekhos@lemmy.mlM
        1·
        3 years ago

        Oh yea, one of these days I’ll sort out the nested folders with names like “Downloads_copy” , “downloads-(copy)” , “DownloadsLaptop”

  • space_of_eights@lemmy.ml
    5·
    3 years ago

    I use borg backup to back up my important documents and stuff to a number of external HDDs. These are regularly rotated and stored offsite. Furthermore, I use rsync to and from my NAS.

    My systems all have btrfs and snapper. I know, that is not a backup medium as such, but it does the job quite well.

    My music and photo collection are both on external HDDs and my NAS.

    • Prince@lemmy.ml
      21·
      3 years ago

      I remember setting up borg with snapper 2 years ago but, I totally forgot about it when I switched distros a couple weeks ago. Worked so good, I forgot it’s existence.

  • Slatlun@lemmy.ml
    4·
    3 years ago

    Only of my important files. I don’t care much about saved settings since a crash would be a convenient reason to change my OS anyways.

  • cloud_item@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 years ago

    I set up Timeshift to do weekly backups to my secondary hard drive. It doesn’t use a lot of storage space and I don’t have to do anything but I have a backup in case I need it.

  • adrianmalacoda@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 years ago

    Not really a “backup” per se but I keep my personal files synced across multiple disks and servers. My laptop and desktop are both configured declaratively using Guix and I can reconfigure or roll back at any time.

  • Windows is Malware@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 years ago

    I backup some stuff to iCloud because Apple doesn’t allow other backup methods for iBads. I want to escape this jail!

    I also backup with CryptPad

  • dragnucs@lemmy.ml
    2·
    3 years ago

    Yes, auto upload of pictures, videos and documents fromy phone to nextcloud. Contacts, tasks, notes, call history and messages are also synced with nexcloud. Nextcloud server gets scheduled backups.

    On computer, I have backups of most important things, like projects code mirrored to remote got repositories.

    Most of my data is also replicated to external hard drives.

    I have had many catastrophic drive or device failures in the past so I want to stay in the safe side.