I understand what you are saying but it does make backups in that it duplicates all of your files to a folder on a separate drive which can even be external, like usb. It does this in the form of snapshots. It can be used as a backup tool if the user understands this. That does not negate its usefulness and brilliance as an application. I find it very helpful. I make mistakes but also Arch has had some issues with updates that I am glad I was able to roll back to a snapshot before the update so until I can figure out what went wrong. If I want to restore the entire /etc directory to midnight last night, I do not have to restore a whole snapshot I can use rsync in the terminal to just restore specific directories. It basically is an rsync automated front-end.
Welcome to the forum!
You’ve already done a great job with it, but here’s some more ideas:
- REISUB (search the forum; @Kresimir knows more, and I was suprised he didn’t mention it yet… )
- package cache will grow quite much if you don’t manage it with e.g.
paccache-service-manager
- if you want to test new features/software but are afraid to mess up your system, make the testing in a virtual machine first
Here a couple of tips for basic hygiene:
- wash your hands before dinner
- wash feet at least once a week
- sudo pacman -Syu every day
…
Clonezilla , clone drive backup
I just refuse to do backups. Cleanest way is just reinstall!
Okay, Mr. Garlic-Feet.
Not saying this is my hygiene routine except point 3 of course!
Do you suggest Gitlab instead of Guthub? What’s another alternative?
For dotfiles? Nothing, just include them in your regular backup. No need to upload them anywhere.
Git is a version control system, you don’t need version control for your dotfiles. Gitlab is great for your programming projects, especially those you want to share with the world.
Aah makes sense.
Using Dropbox for file backup. Working well for me.
As for backups of dot-files in $HOME I created a little how-to once, in my earliest days on this forum.
There have been a number of more sophisticated methods posted, which I can’t remember now.
Just a small little hint to backup your dotfiles, as it may save time when re-installing, doing multiple installs, and such…
Full system backup once a month (or when I remember )
Some dotfiles go to my github repo every week. I
Clonezilla and Rescuezilla are the tools that I use for making my system images.