#1 2016-10-21 22:20:36

nobody3

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[SOLVED]Deja-dup Backup

I want to use deja-dup to backup my home directory to a local USB stick. However, on bl deja-dup requires that I setup an account on Amazon S3, and backup to the cloud.

I searched the forum for deja-dup and got no responses. I use deja-dup on Debian jessie 8.6 to backup to a USB drive. I also use deja-dup on Ubuntu 16.04 without this issue. Is there a way to by-pass the initial screen that asks to establish an Amazon account, and get to the matter of backing up to local file?

Last edited by nobody3 (2016-10-22 23:19:38)

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED]Deja-dup Backup

on bl deja-dup requires that I setup an account on Amazon S3, and backup to the cloud.

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I use deja-dup on Debian jessie 8.6 to backup to a USB drive. I also use deja-dup on Ubuntu 16.04 without this issue.

BL and Debian jessie 8.6 both use the exact same version of that program.

Check the output of:

apt-cache policy deja-dup

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nobody3

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Re: [SOLVED]Deja-dup Backup

Commanding deja-dup gives the screen with the request to create an Amazon S3 account, but entering in a terminal window the command:

deja-dup-preferences

Opens the windows that allow a user to select restoring from a backup or making a backup, select folders/subfolders to include, selecting folders/subfolders to exclude, where to make the backup, and if you want the backup operation performed on a periodic schedule (daily, weekly, monthly,etc). In my case the backup location was a local folder on a plugged in USB stick identified as follows:

/media/username/1CXX-YYYY/blBackup

This works the same as it does on Debian jessie, and Ubuntu. Very simple to use. I do suggest excluding .config and .cache from your home directory to keep the backup small. If you have edited the ~/.config/openbox menu files, be sure to include them in the folders to be saved. You can then exclude the rest of the folders in the .config directory . If you use Dropbox, exclude it and the .dropbox and .dropbox-dist files in your home directory.

Last edited by nobody3 (2016-10-24 20:50:31)