From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Russell Adams Subject: Re: org back up Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:05:58 -0500 Message-ID: <20121017200558.GD4058@cardamom.adamsinfoserv.com> References: <87pq4gx5no.fsf@Rainer.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47845) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZsr-0005WH-V4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:06:31 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZsq-0001rL-BX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:06:29 -0400 Received: from tropicana.asmallorange.com ([108.165.20.17]:53924) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZsq-0001r6-7c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:06:28 -0400 Received: from 206.180.155.43.adsl.hal-pc.org ([206.180.155.43]:14416 helo=localhost) by tropicana.asmallorange.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZsg-0000Ts-NT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:06:19 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87pq4gx5no.fsf@Rainer.invalid> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I second using a VCS instead. I have my Org files in a Bazaar repo, and a cron job setup to commit hourly if changes occur. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 09:25:15PM +0200, Achim Gratz wrote: > Sanjib Sikder writes: > > I wanted to set a cron job for backing up all my org files as > > suggested by Suvayu Ali. > > Please don't. If you consider this a viable backup strategy, you might > just as well have no backup at all. You should use a VCS like Git to be > able to revert to an earlier version of your files. If necessary, make > Org a sub-project (that's specific to Git of course) so that not only > your files but also Org will move back in time when you request that. > Defending against loss of data is only really possible if you copy them > to a different medium in a different location. Again, Git would help > you do that by allowing you to use a remote repository on some server > you can access. > > > Regards, > Achim. > -- > +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ > > Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: > http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3