Idea #10804: Add 'Backup and Restore' in 'System -> Administration'

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Written by jpka the 6 Jul 08 at 20:10. Category: Look and Feel.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New

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Please add 'Backup and Restore' in 'System -> Administration', with ability to backup my personal settings (including mail), and backup entire system.

Tags: applet backup program restore tool ubuntu

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x3haloed wrote on the 6 Jul 08 at 22:03

I think it's a good idea. It should be a relatively easy feature to implement, and it's something that's available in just about every other matured OS. Also, I find that it's very important to keep any linux distro backed up often, because it's pretty easy to break your install on accident, although a "system restore" feature that rolls back your computer to a previous state might be a better solution for that.

FewClues wrote on the 6 Jul 08 at 22:26

Since all the personal information is in essence in the home folder that would satisfy most needs. It would be nice if the program utilized Chron and did incremental backups after the initial backup. Some what like the KEEP.

_sebastian_ wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 00:32

This would be covered by a proper configured sbackup coming with the default installation. A prompt for the backup location might be included during installation.

dr what wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 05:02

good idea go for it dood

Sidney wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 12:08

Don't tell me you haven't seen any of the dupes...

RainCT (Ubuntu Developer) wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 13:10

I'm sure this does already exists, it's just not installed by default... And yeah, this has lots of duplicates.

jpka wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 14:47

Sorry, but I not found any ideas about having this menu item (and tool installed) by default, it is important for me. Maybe such idea exist already, but I not know...
While it's a lot ideas about backup itself. But I didn't find which tool is best (i.e. have maximal support of dear Ubuntu team). :)

syberjj wrote on the 10 Jul 08 at 11:34

backup is a very loose term.
what do u want to backup? your mail? what mail? the files themselves or the email program settings? photos or movies? mp3s to? what about your...

i think everyone has to deal with his own backuping issues for files. but settings and installed programs could be saved easely.

I created my own idea with something similar, but that works a little different (and from my point of view is the only possible way of doing it)
maybe thats what you had in mind?
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10847/

jpka wrote on the 10 Jul 08 at 19:40

>syberjj wrote
>i think everyone has to deal with his own backuping issues for files.

I agree, but think that some common sceneries of bckup/restore, which must be available by default, will be useful.

>maybe thats what you had in mind?

I vote +1 for this, a great idea!
My idea is not such revolutionary..., it's only about menu item.:)

hspaans wrote on the 13 Jul 08 at 17:50

Wasn't `hubackup' in the Ubuntu documentation the tool mentioned for users to make back-ups? It is still a valid question btw.

jpka wrote on the 20 Jul 08 at 18:13

Thanks. I install hubackup. It's seems simple (that's good) but require many, many work. I can't create anything with it.
If it's small and already mentioned in docs as default, why it's not installed by default? Doing this will give to developers many more feedback and helpful bugreports.

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