How To Add Linux Backup???
Ok, the ATI 2021 software is on the Drive C of which I did a backup of OS7. The 60GB
took an extended and exhausting 52 minutes to complete.
I have two other drives, one with Mint 20 and another with Manjaro 20, which
I wish to backup both? How is this done?? Is the Linux boot disc still needed to
do this?
Thank you.
Mr Smith, both Linux OSs are each on a separate HDD. OS 7, is also on its
own HDD. Do I follow the link you provided above??
I did try to do a backup for Manjaro but your software would not
provide a path. :<((
Hans, if the 2 x Linux OS's are physically installed in the same PC where your Windows 7 OS is, then you should be able to do a Disks & Partitions backup of those separate Linux HDD's.
I have done this myself when I was using a dual-boot laptop with both Windows & Ubuntu where the backup of Ubuntu was done from the Windows OS using ATI 2019 / 2020.
I haven't kept to using dual-boot since getting a new laptop as this is UEFI / GPT with Windows 10, so I have now got Ubuntu 20.04 running in a VMware virtual machine instead hosted on Windows 10 to save all the issues around Windows Boot Manager conflicting with Grub2 etc.
To backup your Linux HDD, start the ATI 2021 GUI, then click on 'Add backup' (shown at the bottom of the panel). This will default to selecting 'Entire PC' for the backup Source, so click on the Source panel to reveal further options, including 'Disks & Partitions' - select this option.
The next panel will show you Backup source options for all installed disks - deselect your Win 7 HDD which is selected by default, and identify and select one of your Linux disks by checking the file system used, i.e. EXT4. Once you have selected the disk, click on OK, then continue with configuring the new backup by selecting the Destination for the backup, and the Options to be used, i.e. Backup scheme, schedule, Notifications etc.
Once you have configured all the backup settings, then click on the 'Back up now' button to save the new backup task and run it for the first time.
Thank you, Mr Smith! I will print off your examples and
follow them. One last question, do I need to makes two partitions,
one for Mint and the other for Manjaro? Or will ATI 2021, simple do
a backup, according to your images provided.
Hans, the choice is yours as to whether to create separate backups for Mint and Majaro, or whether to have both in a single backup?
Personally, my own preference is to keep separate backups, i.e. have one backup per disk drive or one backup per OS. The reason for this preference is that change occurs at different rates in my experience, so is better to backup as such change indicates, plus also doing any future restore or recovery is simplified when only one disk or OS is stored within the backup image (and the image(s) are clearly labelled for easy identification when needed.
Steve Smith wrote:Personally, my own preference is to keep separate backups, i.e. have one backup per disk drive or one backup per OS. The reason for this preference is that change occurs at different rates in my experience, so is better to backup as such change indicates, plus also doing any future restore or recovery is simplified when only one disk or OS is stored within the backup image (and the image(s) are clearly labelled for easy identification when needed.
I concur with your observation and will do likewise, Mr Smith. Your points of view and reasons are quite logical and the preferred method, for a trouble free backup. Thanks for the much needed tips. I plan to finish the rest of the other backups tomorrow.