Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 11:24:40 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deinstall software Message-ID: <20090531112440.1c535685.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905311115310.23493@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <C3DDA6CB-4E31-46E4-856C-0020C47A6351@amobos.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905302117400.19810@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090530213535.f117d3a3.freebsd@edvax.de> <4ad871310905301555k68cb3acekb488852142bd02aa@mail.gmail.com> <20090531012203.ac9e5f67.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905311028270.23127@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090531104713.4412726b.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905311048240.23127@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090531110847.3df9d2db.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905311115310.23493@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Sun, 31 May 2009 11:19:10 +0200 (CEST), Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: > For me it never succeeded, even if it dumps successfully produced output > could be unrestorable. > > After getting this twice i stayed away from this great (but nonworking) > tool. Backup tool that are not 100% sure is not a backup tool. > > with tar, rsync, whatever - partitioning no longer matters as they work on > file/directory abstraction level. I've recently discovered cpdup on another UFS formatted HDD for this job. Until now, works good. I just prefer dump + restore for "cloning" systems because it explicitely takes care of file attributes and anything; I do use it usually from hard disk to hard disk, not via storage media (backup set). -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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