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Each to their own method of backing up - the most important factor with linux is to learn to backup correctly. I use the fsfreeze command regularly as illustrated and my backups have never failed.

Typo error - the correct commands are "fsfreeze -f /" and "fsfreeze -u /" # fsfreeze --help Usage: fsfreeze [options] <mountpoint> Suspend access to a filesystem. Options: -f, --freeze freeze the filesystem -u, --unfreeze unfreeze the filesystem -h, --help display this help -V, --version display ver...

A running system can be successfully dd'd by using the "fsfreeze -f /" command prior to making the backup. This temporarily freezes the root file system which prevents any disk writing whist dd is running. When the backup has completed use "fsfreeze -u /" to unfreeze your file system. Post edited - ...

I've also done it this way. Link below:-

https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php? ... ing-system!!!!!!

I've used Refracta Tools in the past on mint, but not on mint 18. Link below:-

http://www.ibiblio.org/refracta/documents.html

The best tip for any linux newbie is to read, read, and read some more. All the info is available for those that seek.

I'm always bewildered by the number of posts I read about "can I undo this or that". If only people learnt to backup properly before attempting the unknown!

I would have done the restore from your live cd/USB. It sounds as if you were trying to restore a running system.

An excellent tar tutorial can be found via this link.
http://www.aboutdebian.com/tar-backup.htm

ccrypt will encrypt the contents recursively of a folder. The folder will still open but the contents will not.

I use the script from the link below to suspend the PC at 18.00 and wake it at 7.00am next day.

https://github.com/bamos/shell-scripts/ ... r/alarm.sh

Just bear in mind that qt4-fsarchiver runs at file level and not partition level. So the result is not an image file as the Clonezilla result would be. It will satisfactorily back up a running system as already stated.

If you have VLC installed, that will do it.

The link below should help you.

http://www.clonezilla.org/

Easiest way is to install grub-customizer.

The time Karsti has spent on this post could have been more productive to teach himself a little about writing a script to achieve his automatic updates. All the info is out there for someone prepared to put the time in.

Karsti quoted:

A huge part of the LM user community hates children and old people

Utter twoddle (and that is being very polite)

Automatic updates - definitely a no no. I agree with Pjotr. You should control your own PC, not someone sending updates in the background. You may not be aware of what is happening and power off in the middle of downloading or upgrading.

This might clarify for you.

http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23267

Google Refracta Tools for Debian, then read up. I've used it on older Mint installs, not the current editions.

Refracta tools will do the same job as Remastersys. I have used it on mint - but on 17 I had to search for extra dependencies.
- Google Refracta OS.