Which folders should I exclude on an RSync backup from Xperia?
Having accidentally deleted a file from my Jolla 1, I don't want to repeat the exercise on the Xperia and as the Jolla backup routine doesn't copy everything, I'm writing a script to sshfs mount the phone to a local folder and perform the rsync to a NAS drive.
I normally exclude /dev/ and /proc but my question here concerns the /opt/alien folder. Can I exclude all of that or are there some folders that ought to be in a backup?
Hello. I can't answer you question, but maybe you could post your script somewher, so other people can also use it? Full Backups would be really nice.
ExPLIT ( 2017-10-14 19:10:31 +0300 )editApologies for not replying sooner!
Here's my rsync script. I have a folder on the SD Card called Jolla_Backup and then try rsync'ing into that.
Two major problems with this is that the count of the images in Gallery increases and I think it's that which causes the rsync to stall. Even I delete the tracker files in /home/nemo/.cache/tracker, the number of files and their thumbnails in the Gallery view increases. The count is currently at 2310 whereas there are only around 70 actual pictures.
toner_cloud ( 2018-06-03 18:14:47 +0300 )edit