[kwlug-disc] GUI Backup Software

[unsolicited]

Let the filesystem do the encrypting, then?

Back to, let each element do what it does really, really, well, and 
only? Backups do backups, encrypting filesystems do encrypting?

Or encrypt only upon going off to external media?

I suppose this demonstrates the value of tar, et al, again. Many files 
into a single. For that matter, even rsync to temp, temp to tar 
(encrypting)?

- no dispute, perhaps 'horribly' manual, and not the gui requested. But 
like I said, the only thing worse than no backup is the corrupted 
backup. At least you know you can't get the former back, but the latter 
you'll spend endless hours trying to get what you can. (Many moving 
parts, each a potential failure/unrecoverable point.)

On 14-06-12 01:21 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> Also, using encrypted backups for archiving isn't the best idea.
> Better to have unencrypted, uncompressed backups stored in a
> physically secured area. That way there's no dependence on any one
> encryption/compression software.