Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-15 Thread Yoshi Rokuko
+--- hiro ---+ > I currently use ftp to manually backup an important folder from the > windows laptop to my lunix file server. > This folder has gotten too big and complicated lately, so I'm > searching for a windows application to automate this. > It probably needn't sy

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread Kurt Van Dijck
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 10:17:34PM +0100, Anders Andersson wrote: > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Ammar James wrote: > >> I assume on linux most of you will say rsync sucks least, is that still > >> right? > >> I don't feel great about using cygwin so I'd like to hear your opinions. > >> > > >

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread Kurt H Maier
If you're looking for something that will be minimally invasive in your current workflow, you can always automate the process: http://ossw.ibcl.at/FTPSync/ -- # Kurt H Maier

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread hiro
A huge pile of data is served in popular binary format. You shouldn't need to use something like this for config files. I don't configure them often, so I would have more branches than changes. I've seen now that the biggest files (photos for example) don't change often, so I think I don't actuall

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread Lukas Fleischer
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 07:44:36PM +, hiro wrote: > I currently use ftp to manually backup an important folder from the > windows laptop to my lunix file server. > This folder has gotten too big and complicated lately, so I'm > searching for a windows application to automate this. > It probably

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread Anders Andersson
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Ammar James wrote: >> I assume on linux most of you will say rsync sucks least, is that still >> right? >> I don't feel great about using cygwin so I'd like to hear your opinions. >> > > > Yes. rsync is still the best choice for this job. I use Unison. It's very f

Re: [dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread Ammar James
> I assume on linux most of you will say rsync sucks least, is that still right? > I don't feel great about using cygwin so I'd like to hear your opinions. > Yes. rsync is still the best choice for this job.

[dev] backup windows

2011-03-09 Thread hiro
I currently use ftp to manually backup an important folder from the windows laptop to my lunix file server. This folder has gotten too big and complicated lately, so I'm searching for a windows application to automate this. It probably needn't sync, but push (one-way) at least the differences. I a