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   Tony Langdon to mark lewis   
   Re: Backup   
   11 Jun 20 20:45:00   
   
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   -=> On 06-10-20 09:32, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    ml> powershell should be able to return a timestamp for use in naming   
    ml> files, too...   
      
   I haven't done much with Powershell, but I wouldn't be surprised if it can name   
   files by date.   
      
    ml> what you describe for linux is a method i use, too... once i create the   
    ml> archive, i scp it to another machine or three... at least one is   
    ml> offsite...   
      
   Yep, I try and have it as hands off as possible. :)   
      
    ml> interestingly enough, archiving and then backing up to a media is how   
    ml> many winwhatever backup solutions work... or they do an rsync-type   
    ml> backup where they move only the new and/or changed files... the   
    ml> question is how automated do you want it and how much work are you   
    ml> willing to do to achieve this operation ;)   
      
   Yep.  I've found standard Linus tools like tar, gzip and rsync are easier for   
   me, because they're portable.   
      
      
      
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