Comments on: HUBackup - Backup application for Ubuntu Home Users

By: Chaanakya

Chaanakya — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:22 +0000

I have a thread at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1215609 that discusses how to backup any folder you wish to a samba share using rsync, although it could really be applied to any mountable drive/folder.

By: Chaanakya

Chaanakya — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:52:09 +0000

I really recommend rsync as a better backup system. It works with whatever drive you want to back up to - it just has to be mounted, which can be done before backing up in a script. The only problem is, it’s a command-line program. However, there are many tutorials for backing up Ubuntu using rsync. To give you an idea of what I’m doing, I’m backing up to a external drive connected to our home network. None of the so-called “backup solutions” would work, including HUBackup. Eventually, I just gave up and learned how to use rsync, and my backups have been pain-free since then.

By: Ian Sinclair

Ian Sinclair — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:58:27 +0000

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.

By: Joe N

Joe N — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:51:16 +0000

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

By: Paul Valley

Paul Valley — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:25:14 +0000

this works great

By: David Armour

David Armour — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:04:41 +0000

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!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:36:53 +0000

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.