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Install hubackup in ubuntu
sudo aptitude install hubackup
This will complete the hubackup installation.
Backup Files
If you want to open hubackup goto System—>Administration—>Home User Backup
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen
You need to select the Save Backup To Option
Once you selected the Save Backup To Option complete screen looks like below and click on backup
Backup is in progress
After completing the backup you can see two file as below
Restore Files
Restoring files from System—>Administration—>Home User Restore is not working for me i.e it is crashing for me in ubuntu gutsy so we need to use command line restore.
Home user backup application hubackup using the underlying archiver , DAR.
Usually after a typical run of hubackup you will have two resulting files
/home/backup/ruchi-master-archive.1.dar
/home/backup/ruchi-master-catalog.1.dar
To restore , which actually usually means extract in DAR’s language you need to do something like:
dar -x /home/backup/ruchi-master-archive -R TARGET_DIR
If there is more then one slice DAR knows how to switch between them properly.
For more options check DAR man page
Does not appear to support external USB drives. At least not mine. It shows -1gb of space and, of course, wont allow me to use it.
Hello,
I have HUBackup installed, it shows up in the System/Preferences menu, and yet nothing happens when I click on the menu.I have googled quite a bit now, and can’t seem to find anything that suggests what to do next.
Any help greatly appreciated!
this works great
I too can not get it to save to an external USB hard drive. It recognizes the drive, but when I attempt to use it I get the following
“It’s recommended that you verify the integrity of the newly created backup archive.Would you like to proceed with verification? (Make sure the first medium of the newlycreated backup archive is accessible or loaded in drive)” I click OK and get this message
“The media does not seem to contain valid HUBackup data.
Please make sure media #1 of your backup set is in drive and retry.(You can always use the “Verify” button independently)”
It then takes me back to the HUbackup screen with “Perparing…” “Writing…” and “verifying…” but won’t let me do anything except cancel
I had HUB onUbuntu 8.10, but after updating to 9.04 it has gone, and after reinstalling it there is no trace of it in System – Administration. I am looking for a good Home backup, as the update has caused so many problems.