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Adoby · 09-08-2014, 02:06 PM

A backup system that hasn't been tested can't be assumed to work. If you want to know what will happen in different circumstances, test it. It will ensure that you know what will work, and what won't. And how to restore backups.

Make a backup to an external drive (or two) and fake the scenario you described. And see what happens.

I have a script that take a full backup of my calibre library automatically every time I exit calibre, using rsync. And I store them 30 days on a separate internal disk and I also replicate the backups daily over to my NAS. Some other stuff I automatically backup the same way every time I start the computer. And I also have weekly backups on external drives. Unfortunately my Internet up speed is too slow to use for backups.

09-08-2014, 02:06 PM	#5
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	A backup system that hasn't been tested can't be assumed to work. If you want to know what will happen in different circumstances, test it. It will ensure that you know what will work, and what won't. And how to restore backups. Make a backup to an external drive (or two) and fake the scenario you described. And see what happens. I have a script that take a full backup of my calibre library automatically every time I exit calibre, using rsync. And I store them 30 days on a separate internal disk and I also replicate the backups daily over to my NAS. Some other stuff I automatically backup the same way every time I start the computer. And I also have weekly backups on external drives. Unfortunately my Internet up speed is too slow to use for backups. Last edited by Adoby; 09-08-2014 at 02:15 PM.