[nmglug] WHAT THE HAY, aBACKUP.

[a]

/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh

The referenced trash item, /bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh was last accessed 
july 19 (in properties) the same date of my last backup file #20 what do 
you think put it in the file system and let it rip? The numbered 
files13-17  i imagine identify the previous backup up numbered files 
corresponding to that on the external drive,i haven't checked if the 
external referenced files have content (aside: my backup up external 
disk was connected to the computer,relevant?). the  presenting problem 
manifested by an intermediate "file" flashing on for a fractional 
second. i have restored the original icon when i initially copied the 
icon content it contained:  /rsnapshotBackup.sh that same code content. 
what I find missing is the parapathetic flash then disapear page. which 
when pressing a small bar which then began the external save.

Jason, who seems to be on hiatus, originally installed intalled aBackup, 
which speaks to its merit. Searching independently I could find no 
supporting text for aBackup. Akkana thanks for your interest.

On 10/11/20 12:10 PM, Akkana Peck wrote:
> a writes:
>> "/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh" (attach) is sitting in the "trash", can I copy
>> this part "/rsnapshotBackup.sh" and drop in in the file system and if do
>> drop it in the files system will it auto place in correct order? Any
>> insight? Thanks, a
> Maybe. But it might not be the one you want. It looks like you have
> several files called rsnapshotBackup.sh:
>
> a writes:
>> a at alap:~$ sudo find / -name rsnapshotBackup.sh
>> [sudo] password for a:
>> /media/a/aBackup/alpha.17/alap/home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
>> /media/a/aBackup/alpha.16/alap/home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
>> /media/a/aBackup/alpha.15/alap/home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
>> /media/a/aBackup/alpha.14/alap/home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
>> /media/a/aBackup/alpha.13/alap/home/a/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
> [ ... ]
>> /home/a/.local/share/Trash/files/bin/rsnapshotBackup.sh
> [ ... ]
>
> So you have the one in the Trash, plus five more in various places
> under /media/a/aBackup.
>
> That one in the Trash could be a really old one. I don't know what
> rsnapshotBackup.sh -- does it restore from an old backup? In that
> case, the one in the Trash could be a super old one, or a bad one
> that didn't work right.
>
> I would guess that the one in /media/a/aBackup/alpha.17 is the
> newest, but I wouldn't assume that without looking at the dates
> on all six of the files.
>
> Personally, I'd be leery of using backup software that (a) doesn't
> have documentation that clearly tells you where to find the restore
> files, and (b) stores things in directories named "alpha". Alpha
> usually means very early software that hasn't been tested much and
> should only be considered experimental. But that's just me.
>
> You should definitely make an offline copy of any files on your disk
> that are really important to you -- e.g. copy them to an external
> hard drive, and then unplug the hard drive -- before running any
> shell script where you're not sure exactly what it does, and where
> you're choosing from six different versions of the script without
> being sure why there are six of them.
>
>          ...Akkana
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