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#266: Filesystem backup/snapshot system with versioning (ea. Timevault).
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Written by gnu_lx the 29 Feb 08 at 00:03.
Category: System.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
Ideally I would like to have a per file option to restore the file to a point in time (even erased ones); Making backups of documents and having different versions of different files is important in the office environment; Also it is very convenient for developers in order to compare different source files. Ideally this system should be in the filesystem itself; As I understand it this function is comparible with MacOS X (timemachine) or Windows Snapshot feature.
I have been testing with timevault ' https://launchpad.net/timevault' which mimics such a system and looks very promising; changes in given directories / files are stored at a given interval and accumulated over time; using nautilus you can then browse the history and restore files.
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gnu_lx wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 00:42
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note: I have just seen that this idea is very closely related to first part (a) of the idea of 'Adhemar' titled 'Easy way to configure a versioning filesystem'.
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sciurus wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 03:34
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I think the ideal backup program
* has a nice GUI for restoration like Time Machine
* Monitors directories with inotify
* Makes backups using reverse-diffs (eg like rdiff-backup)
It should not
* Duplicate an entire file when one byte changes
* Have to create hard links for every unchanged file
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michieleghuizen wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 13:18
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rdiff-backup intergrated in Ubuntu and Nautilus?
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alexandreracine wrote on the 1 Mar 08 at 15:55
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rdiff-backup does not have an easy one file restore GUI.
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antistress wrote on the 2 Mar 08 at 22:10
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that idea seems close to idea #362: Linux Time Machine
see also TimeVault and FlyBack
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