[Digikam-users] Backup options?? probably off topic

Claude claude at phyto.qc.ca
Wed Jul 17 12:18:37 BST 2013


I'm using BackupPc on linux to backup all my network

Claude Gelinas agr.
Phyto Ressources Inc.

Le 2013-07-17 à 04:12, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com> a écrit :

> At home, backup is done through local network using a NAS (12Tb). It's
> a B3 device with RAID unit.
> 
> http://www.excitostore.com/content/features
> 
> On my host computer, i have the same HDD capacity. I run sync command
> to synchronize NAS with my whole digiKam collection.
> 
> Gilles Caulier
> 
> 2013/7/17 Christoph Siedentop <christoph at siedentop.name>:
>> Hi Fabio,
>> 
>> Yes this is the wrong place to discuss this. Backup should be done by an
>> external program or the operating system.
>> 
>> However, if you want to backup digikam it would be best to write your
>> metadata to sidecar xmp files. If all your tags, for example, are in the
>> database, you can back that up but it is easier if the data is right next to
>> each file.
>> 
>> I personally use rsync for incremental back ups. Other solutions exist, just
>> search for "backup <your OS>".
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Christoph
>> 
>> 
>> On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Fabio wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> I am not sure this is the proper channel but I could not find any other
>>> digiKam forum
>>> 
>>> Digikam strong area is organization and exporting to other places. Now, I
>>> am looking for backup options. The easiest way is just to copy all files
>>> from my local album to 2 external drives. Problem is Once I made the first
>>> copy, how can I keep updating only photos I have been changing. I am going
>>> back and editing old photos but no tin a very organized way.
>>> 
>>> Does digiKam provide backup options like incremental backup (copy only
>>> what is new or changed)?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Christoph Siedentop
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