Restoring personal data and operating systems when disaster strikes can be filled with gray areas and worries that the backup tool does not miss any critical files. The process can be daunting for ...

What you should back up depends on how you use your PC. As a rule, a regular backup of the home directories is sufficient. This protects against data loss—for example, if an important file is ...

Jack Wallen shows you how simple it is to get a powerful, reliable backup solution installed on your Linux servers. Image: ribkhan/Adobe Stock Do you have a reliable backup solution running on your ...

rdiff-backup is a Python-based backup program that uses the sync algorithm. It is similar to sync in that it syncs a source directory to a mirror directory. It differs in its use of reverse diffs to ...

Backing up data on my multiple Linux computers has always been a gray area for me. The process of backing up data for me boiled down to convenience and cockiness. I thought my no-app backup procedure ...

I use Linux for both desktop and server. My preference for a server OS is one without a GUI, which means I have to turn to a lot of command-line tools. In some cases, I prefer to use the same ...

A dependable backup tool is not a luxury - everyone needs to have one. But that doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Jack Wallen introduces some great ...