What you should back up depends on how you use your PC. As a rule, a regular backup of the home directories is sufficient. This protects against data loss—for example, if an important file is ...

No matter if you use Linux for a desktop or server, backups are a crucial component of ensuring you always have access to your data. Here are some command-line tools that work for both.

CrashPlan is an automated backup system that does the job, but it's not without its pitfalls. The software offers a cross-platform backup solution that's reliably easy to use once you configure the ...

However, backup companies frequently let you choose your preferred method—or use both. As a result, we now look at the best local backup software and online backup services in this single article.

UrBackup is free backup software, open-source and with a client/server backup system, that works in the background while your PC is motoring through other tasks, so you won’t even notice it. It ...

Fortunately, a high-capacity, Linux-based backup server can be built easily and cheaply using inexpensive disk drives and free software. Virtually any home PC can meet the basic requirements for a ...

Acronis, a maker of storage management products, on Tuesday launched a Linux-based restoration application and an update of its Windows-based server software. The True Image Server for Linux and ...

All I had to do was edit the config file and start the service and I am backing up the files now from our Win2k server.<br><br>On a side note, I noted by way of 'top' on linux that the agent is ...