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Tim: remove hourly interval information because we backup once per day now

Tim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:09:46 GMT

remove hourly interval information because we backup once per day now

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	We use [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot] to backup okcomputer. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file and want the original file back, go to /backup/snapshots/ where you'll see a set of directories like this.		We use [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot] to backup okcomputer. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file and want the original file back, go to /backup/snapshots/ where you'll see a set of directories like this.
		+	* monthly.2
		+	* monthly.1
		+	* monthly.0
	* weekly.3		* weekly.3
	* weekly.2		* weekly.2
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	* daily.1		* daily.1
	* daily.0		* daily.0
-	* hourly.2
-	* hourly.1
-	* hourly.0

-	The "~~hourly~~" directories contain the latest snapshots, from the ~~backups~~ we run ~~3 times per day~~. They get rotated out to the "~~daily~~" directories at the end of the ~~day~~, which in turn get rotated out to the "~~weekly~~" directories at the end of the ~~week~~. Chances are you just want to look in ~~hourly~~.0 where you'll find a copy of okcomputer's whole directory tree. If your home directory is /home/username, check /backup/snapshots/~~hourly~~.0/home/username for any files you want to restore back to your home directory. If you want older versions, check the ~~hourly~~.1, ~~hourly~~.2, ~~daily~~.0, etc. directories in order.	+	The "daily" directories contain the latest snapshots, from the backup we run every morning. They get rotated out to the "weekly" directories at the end of the week, which in turn get rotated out to the "monthly" directories at the end of the month. Chances are you just want to look in daily.0 where you'll find a copy of okcomputer's whole directory tree. If your home directory is /home/username, check /backup/snapshots/daily.0/home/username for any files you want to restore back to your home directory. If you want older versions, check the daily.1, daily.2, ..., weekly.0, ..., monthly.0, etc. directories in order.

	You can't delete files from /backup/snapshots, only copy them to restore.		You can't delete files from /backup/snapshots, only copy them to restore.

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Tim at 00:26, 26 April 2009

Tim — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:26:10 GMT

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-	We use [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot] to backup okcomputer ~~three times a day~~. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file and want the original file back, ~~just grab the latest snapshot from~~ /backup/snapshots/ where you'll see a set of directories like this.	+	We use [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot] to backup okcomputer. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file and want the original file back, go to /backup/snapshots/ where you'll see a set of directories like this.
	* weekly.3		* weekly.3
	* weekly.2		* weekly.2
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	The "hourly" directories contain the latest snapshots, from the backups we run 3 times per day. They get rotated out to the "daily" directories at the end of the day, which in turn get rotated out to the "weekly" directories at the end of the week. Chances are you just want to look in hourly.0 where you'll find a copy of okcomputer's whole directory tree. If your home directory is /home/username, check /backup/snapshots/hourly.0/home/username for any files you want to restore back to your home directory. If you want older versions, check the hourly.1, hourly.2, daily.0, etc. directories in order.		The "hourly" directories contain the latest snapshots, from the backups we run 3 times per day. They get rotated out to the "daily" directories at the end of the day, which in turn get rotated out to the "weekly" directories at the end of the week. Chances are you just want to look in hourly.0 where you'll find a copy of okcomputer's whole directory tree. If your home directory is /home/username, check /backup/snapshots/hourly.0/home/username for any files you want to restore back to your home directory. If you want older versions, check the hourly.1, hourly.2, daily.0, etc. directories in order.
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		+	You can't delete files from /backup/snapshots, only copy them to restore.

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Tim: updated now that we use rsnapshot

Tim — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:00:55 GMT

updated now that we use rsnapshot

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-	~~Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to~~ /~~backup~~/~~daily for safe keeping~~. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file, ~~you can~~ grab ~~last night~~'s ~~backup~~. If your home directory is /home/username, check ~~the~~ /backup/~~daily~~/home/username directory.	+	We use [http://www.rsnapshot.org/ rsnapshot] to backup okcomputer three times a day. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file and want the original file back, just grab the latest snapshot from /backup/snapshots/ where you'll see a set of directories like this.
		+	* weekly.3
		+	* weekly.2
		+	* weekly.1
		+	* weekly.0
		+	* daily.6
		+	* daily.5
		+	* daily.4
		+	* daily.3
		+	* daily.2
		+	* daily.1
		+	* daily.0
		+	* hourly.2
		+	* hourly.1
		+	* hourly.0
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		+	The "hourly" directories contain the latest snapshots, from the backups we run 3 times per day. They get rotated out to the "daily" directories at the end of the day, which in turn get rotated out to the "weekly" directories at the end of the week. Chances are you just want to look in hourly.0 where you'll find a copy of okcomputer's whole directory tree. If your home directory is /home/username, check /backup/snapshots/hourly.0/home/username for any files you want to restore back to your home directory. If you want older versions, check the hourly.1, hourly.2, daily.0, etc. directories in order.

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Tim at 20:11, 29 September 2007

Tim — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:11:46 GMT

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	Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to /backup/daily for safe keeping. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file, you can grab last night's backup. If your home directory is /home/username, check the /backup/daily/home/username directory.		Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to /backup/daily for safe keeping. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file, you can grab last night's backup. If your home directory is /home/username, check the /backup/daily/home/username directory.
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Ambler at 20:04, 7 May 2006

Ambler — Sun, 07 May 2006 20:04:58 GMT

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-	Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to /backup/daily for safe keeping. If you ever accidentally delete or ~~chage~~ a file, you can grab last night's backup. If your home directory is /home/username, check the /backup/daily/home/username directory.	+	Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to /backup/daily for safe keeping. If you ever accidentally delete or change a file, you can grab last night's backup. If your home directory is /home/username, check the /backup/daily/home/username directory.

Tim at 00:26, 15 November 2004

Tim — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:26:07 GMT

New page

Every morning, okcomputer copies nearly all files to /backup/daily for safe keeping. If you ever accidentally delete or chage a file, you can grab last night's backup. If your home directory is /home/username, check the /backup/daily/home/username directory.