A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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All is in the title

In fact I have to add that I need a tool to compare after the back up is done by my own means ... not to impose me a back up as Timeshift do
then it compare the master with the back up and give the list of the new folders and new files, and so we can accept to apply the modifications
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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Take a look at FreeFileSync.
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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It is not in the Mint repositories

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Waiting some pertinent suggestions I finally had a look on the MintInstall application and I ve found what seem to be the perfect tool in spite of its name... that sound as a bad joke or an ironic view, it is called Luckybackup

- GUI (qt..)
- incremental
- simulation mode
it gives a list of the modifications that it will apply but we can't act on this list to accept or not one item, but it would be redundant with the simulation feature, it is only longer

- works perfectly with External USB HDD
I used it a lot this morning (it is 6 pm here)
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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Menard wrote: ⤴Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:52 am It is not in the Mint repositories...
Really?

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You could also go to https://freefilesync.org/ and download it from there.

I've been using FreeFileSync for years, first on Win 7 and now in Linux Mint. It's perfectly safe to use.
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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Hi,

FreeFileSync is not really in Mint repos, but it is available as a flatpak, you can look for it in the software manager.

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Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:26 pm
Menard wrote: ⤴Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:52 am It is not in the Mint repositories...
Really?
it takes 2.7 GB :shock:
when I looked for such a tool I typed <back up> that explains
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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Menard wrote: ⤴Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:34 am
Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:26 pm
Menard wrote: ⤴Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:52 am It is not in the Mint repositories...
Really?
it takes 2.7 GB :shock:
when I looked for such a tool I typed <back up> that explains
2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
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Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:48 am

2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
On Mintinstall informations
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
How did you install it Jennie??
If you install programs from .deb sources then they show up in Software Manager after installation.
I installed it via an AppImage, so that does not show up in Software Manager - only the flatpak version shows there for me (un-installed).
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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Menard wrote: ⤴Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:05 am
Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:48 am

2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
On Mintinstall informations
LM 19.3 Software Manager:
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repositorty and no in command line) ?

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Menard wrote: ⤴Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:05 am
Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ⤴Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:48 am

2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
On Mintinstall informations
:?:
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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RIH wrote: ⤴Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:16 am
2.7GB? Where did you get that? In the Software Manager, the description says 12.7MB.
How did you install it Jennie??
If you install programs from .deb sources then they show up in Software Manager after installation.
I installed it via an AppImage, so that does not show up in Software Manager - only the flatpak version shows there for me (un-installed).
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I don't remember how I installed it. I claim Senioritis. :oops:
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My 19.3.

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Don't use it, don't like it (prefer unison, a native linux app), so not installed. But I can confirm freefilesync is in software manager for LM20.
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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And please see this recently resurrected thread for more information as to size issues with Flatpak: viewtopic.php?f=47&t=275123
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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Code: Select all

$ sudo apt install freefilesync
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances       
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait
E: Impossible de trouver le paquet freefilesync
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(there is nothing in the help for this "language" word)
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Re: A good data back up synchronize tool on Mint (in the repository and not in command line) ?

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Menard wrote: E: Impossible de trouver le paquet freefilesync
It's a Flatpak package, so apt won't work with that. Install it via Software Manager.

Edit: Adding Flatpak's documentation ...
https://docs.flatpak.org
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JoeFootball wrote: ⤴Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:33 pm
Menard wrote: E: Impossible de trouver le paquet freefilesync
It's a Flatpak package, so apt won't work with that. Install it via Software Manager.

Edit: Adding Flatpak's documentation ...
https://docs.flatpak.org
OK but no I won't install 2.5 GB as I have a tool that takes less than 100 MB :) and works
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