A free perl/rsync backup script

Apr 14, '04 10:40:00AM

Contributed by: tezla

There are a lot of backup solutions for Mac OS X. I have tried many of them, and most of them either:

Therefore I have been wondering what the ultimate backup solution might be. I concluded that the UNIX tool rsync would be close to it ... especially when used via rsyncX, a freeware app that lets you backup with resource forks, even to non-HFS+ volumes.

I have created a perl script for automating rsync/RsyncX backups, with multiple sources, multiple destinations, different backup sets for daily, nightly and weekly backup, systematic logs to a log folder, and more. I did this first for personal use, but maybe others might find my backup utility script useful. You can read much more about it and download it from my rsyncbackup web page.

Of course it is free to use. Please drop me a comment, with suggestions for new features, etc., if you wish...

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, but "How do I back up?" is among the most popular email inquiries, so I figured it was worth sharing.]

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