Re: Time machine backups

On Thu, 9 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 09/01/2025 16:51, D wrote:

Apart from samba, I have used the rsync + hardlinks method for backup with much success between countries, for decades.

Yes. Its fine if the directory structure you are using to archive is in fact compatible with the source directory trees permissions and ownerships.
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Samba is not.

It also depends on if you need to save the permissions and ownerships or not. Sometimes, like in my case, it is enough to save the data. I can always fix permissions and owners later if I need it.
I have been pleasantly surprised by restic so far. It seems to be well written and to function as expected so far, and performance is quite good as well.
It look as if I will switch from my classic rsync + hardlinks method to restic. But we'll know for sure in a few months.