Automatically backup the system using Back In Time

Setting

To enable Back In time to run in your system, you can use:

1. Package deb
2. Add the archive folder to your sources.list.

Installed via the archive folder

In your terminal,

 gksu gedit / etc / sources.list 

Add the following line at the end of the file. Then save and close the file.

 deb http: // backintime.le-web.org / repository stable main 

then add the main information of GPG:

 wget http: // backintime.le-web.org / repository / le-web.key 

 sudo apt-key add le-web.key 

To install the application for Gnome:

 sudo apt-get update 

 sudo apt-get install backintime-common backintime-gnome 

If you are using KDE 4.1 and on it, use this command instead:

 sudo apt-get update 

 sudo apt-get install backintime-common backintime-kde4 

Using

First, you launch the application, it will prompt you to configure the backup settings. There are four main tabs: General, Include, Exclude, Autoremove.

The General tab is where you select the folder to backup your files and schedule the backup runtime. You should choose a folder, drive or partition to perform backup.

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The Include tab is where you define the directory, which files will be backed up. You need root access to group folders and system files.

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Next to the Include tab, the Exclude tab is where you define which folders or files are not included in the backup.

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The Autoremove tab lets you specify how to handle old backup files. You can choose to remove backups that are older than a previous cycle, or when free space is smaller than a certain size.

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Once you've done these settings, you'll see the main screen. To start the backup, simply click the BackUp Now button .

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Depending on the number of files or folders that you specify to backup, the backup process can last from a few minutes to hours. As soon as the backup is complete, a snapshot entry will appear on the left side of the panel.

To see the snapshot entry, simply highlight the corresponding snapshot entry on the left panel, the folders and files that are backed up will be displayed in the right pane of the window. At any time, you can also right-click on the backed up files and select Restore to restore your backup.

Conclude

If you've used Timevault or Flyback, there's really no difference with Back In Time. However, if you want to search for backup software with extended features, Back In Time is exactly what you need to find.

Download Back in Time here.