From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: org back up Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:15 +0200 Message-ID: <87pq4gx5no.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50555) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZFK-0007e8-5d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:25:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZFJ-0006zg-0s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:25:38 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:40279) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZFI-0006zc-QE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:25:36 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TOZFO-0000BT-4c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:42 +0200 Received: from pd9eb5d44.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.235.93.68]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:42 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb5d44.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:42 +0200 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 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