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Backup windows through ubuntu

  • 21-02-2011 6:55pm
    #1
    Darkphenom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭


    I want to back up windows using an external hard drive that has ubuntu installed and has a partition for backup. What software could I use in ubuntu for this type of backup? (with gui). I want to backup files and folders not make an image of the system.


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  • #2
    UnkieKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭UnkieKev


    Darkphenom wrote: »
    I want to back up windows using an external hard drive that has ubuntu installed and has a partition for backup. What software could I use in ubuntu for this type of backup? (with gui). I want to backup files and folders not make an image of the system.

    Format your external disk to run windows?


  • #3
    noshankus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭noshankus


    Robocopy seems to be what you're looking for. Initially I was looking at rsync (but seems that's not properly ported to Windows).

    It's a M$ tool, and I believe there's also a GUI:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy


  • #4
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Clonezilla?


  • #5
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    you dont want to make an image... just copy files across... cant you do that just with a livecd that has a file browser? the fact that the pc has windows installed has no bearing to the files you are transferring.


  • #6
    noshankus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭noshankus


    Is clonezilla going to make an image of the system?

    I'm assuming he wants this to be constant thing, keeping track of changes and not just a one off back-up.

    If you just want a one off backup, zip up every folder you want and use winscp to get it to your linux machine.

    If you can mount a share from your linux machine, this could be good:
    http://www.mytechguide.org/2009/10/13/microsoft-robocopy-gui/


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