Tip of the Trade: Synch Up With Rsynch for Quick-Restore Backup | Linux Today

Tip of the Trade: Synch Up With Rsynch for Quick-Restore Backup

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JK
Juliet Kemp
Nov 5, 2008

“But these solutions don’t provide rapid access to the backed-up
data in the event of a major disk crash (e.g., if a centralized
home disk bites the dust, leaving everyone on the system unable to
work). What you want here is an instant slot-in replacement, and
for this, rsync is an excellent option.”

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