Backup Solutions

This is my chain of programs that help me backup and store data whether it's local clone, version controlled, and or remote sight backups

• FreeFileSync
  • user friendly GUI
  • clones files 1 to 1. Great for parodying data onto a duplicate machine
• Duplicati
  • version control
  • auto deletion of older data
  • user friendly GUI
  • automated backups via the app
• rsync
  • command line
  • automated backups over SSH
  • great for remote site backups

Image, a Perfect Clone

Maybe you want a 1 to 1 copy of your OS. Something that you can install on new hardware and be back and running exactly how you left off. For the Linux users out there check out Create an Cloned Image of Your Raspberry Pi

App Specific

Thunderbird Email client

backup

1. find hamburger menu top right
2. help > more troubleshooting information > Profile Folder > Open Folder (Local Drive)
3. close Tunderbird app
4. Go 3 directory levels up to "Roaming" folder

restore

1. install & run Thunderbird
2. skip setting up accounts
3. menu > help > troubleshooting info > Profile > Open Folder (Local Drive)
4. just like backup, Go 3 directory levels up to "Roaming" folder
5. paste in backup Thunderbird over itself
   1. agree to merge, replace directories

#todo

• finish "Linux Disk Image with DD Command and Compress"