Hello someone with knowledge about backup on Linux,
I've run into a problem, My Backup Tool is stuck at 'Backing up: sys/kernel/debug/tracing/per_cpu/cpu3/snapshot_raw' I started backup tool about two days ago and choose to backup 'file system' (around 200GB), but it has been stuck on previously mentioned line for around 24 hours now. I need some help how to solve this, but i am also curious to why this is happening, since i'm in the process of learning Linux.
snapshot_raw? I think your in a loop at backing up your backup that's being currently created, maybe you'd want to back up just your home folder instead? What backup tool are you using?
I am using the pre installed Backup tool on Mint, In the process bar it says Calculating checksum. the reason why i backed it all up was that i have the space for it and i wanted to make sure i got it all. Thanks for the response
You are calculating the checksum of a file that is constantly changing.. so it never will finish calculating. Sys are registers of the underlaying hardware... so a backup a) fails b) is pointless
There are several directorys that you should not backup:
/proc /sys /dev/pts /var/backups (if it excists) /var/backup (if it excists) /directory/you/write/your/backup_into
That explains alot! But is it safe to abort the backup clear the stuff (if any) that was backed up and restart with the mentioned directory’s excluded?
Thank you for the help and explanation i still have alot of to learn about the structure of the filesystem :) im stating to plan for movement to my SSD where my windows install currently is, hmmm i might even restore my windows from backup to a Virual enviroment... anywas thats for future me! Thanks again :)
Highly recommend shrinking your windows partition as small as possible using gparted and then imaging it using clonezilla. also you should run sysprep to make sure that your windows install is ready to be moved.
once you've imaged your SSD boot your VM into clonezilla and restore your windows image
Seems pretty smooth way to do it ofc i will back it up first, but it would be a pretty cool procedure, I must say even thou im using linux on an old WD black it runs very good, i suspect it has to do with the way linux can utilize ram better than windows? anyhow thanks for the help! Windows 10 shall be exiled without internet connection on an old mechanical drive.
linux does a lot of things better than windows, pre-caching of commonly used files and programs is one that it does incredibly well.
I run ubuntu off of a slow as hell microSD card on my surface pro 3 and it still runs well enough that you don't realize it's a microSD card until you start transferring files about
Yeah i have the same experience, although the way you interact with Linux systems is pretty awkward in the beginning(atleast for me), with the different installing methods and using programs etc, Im currently just learning the basics as of yet, but i'm interested in learning more of an command line approach to computing, want to know how deep the rabbit hole goes :)
trust me when i say i've been climbing down the rabbit hole for years, i still haven't found the bottom, having modified the kernel myself on a number of occasions, it's a deep hole