Open Source, Incremental Backup for Windows, Step By Step
With thanks to
Mike Rubel's Rsync Snapshot Backup for Linux, which taught me the original backup strategy.
What this is
Instructions, in presentation form, on how to set up incremental snapshot-style backups for Windows, using Cygwin and Rsync. This isn't for novice users; if you're not comfortable installing software and using a command line, this may be a little too complex.
As presented at BarCampLondon2
Download Full Presentation (PDF, 274KB)
That Shell Script
rm -rf /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.9
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.8 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.9
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.7 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.8
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.6 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.7
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.5 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.6
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.4 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.5
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.3 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.4
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.2 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.3
mv /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.1 /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.2
cp -al /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync.1
rsync -v -rlt -z --delete "/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/[username]/My Documents/" /cygdrive/x/Backup/rsync/
The rsync command should be all on one line; change your drive and username to suit.
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