- #How to backup evernote to external hard drive install#
- #How to backup evernote to external hard drive 64 Bit#
- #How to backup evernote to external hard drive free#
i ran across partitionmanager while researching, and wondered if this was essentially the same as gparted ? or which was better.
#How to backup evernote to external hard drive install#
i will follow all that you outlined, and i will install and investigate gparted for formatting and partitioning of this new 500gb external hard drive i purchased. i agree backing up is essential and probably the most important thing a user should know. Thank you most kind kyphi, i truly appreciate you taking the time and effort to write a detailed reply in a way that can be easily understood by those of us with limited experience.
If you need further information, just yell. Subsequent backups will take seconds or minutes. The first backup will take a long time (140 GB). The problem with using an external drive for backups is a procedural one in that you have to connect it to use it and then activate grsync. If you do not want to use the whole drive for backups then you can use "gparted" to divide it into partitions.Ĭreating a partition for a bootable installation of LinuxMint is not possible since a bootable system will require the whole drive.
You can re-format the drive to ext 4 but this is not essential. Grsync lets you specify the source and destination of your files and is easily configured even to the extent of excluding files to be backed up.Ī USB external drive is a plug and play device which will automount. Since you prefer to use the GUI, you can install "Grsync" which is rsync with a GUI. it is because Linux Mint simply works, wonderfully any help is very very much appreciated, thanks all !īacking up is vital, especially with such a massive (compared to my own) home directory.įor backing up I use "rsync" which is already installed and a part of your system. the reason i use Linux Mint some might ask if i am not a terminal person ? well, the answer is quite simple.
#How to backup evernote to external hard drive free#
having very limited time with raising / supporting a family and working 2 jobs, i rarely if at all have the time for any steep learning curves when it comes to having a safe and stable computer situation, and my sincere hope is that there is someone out there who can talk me thru some options and simplify the process ( of both the A to Z of setting up the external HD, and making a simple problem free backup ) as i have no advanced ability or intention of re-inventing the wheel. and when possible, i try to use applications / utilities with a gui interface to ease the level of difficulty whenever possible.
i myself do sometimes use the terminal for relatively easy & simple things that don't require much expertise. I realize from reading this forum over the last few years of using Mint, that there are many very advanced users out there who are quite comfortable and at ease doing many exotic things via the terminal ( and explaining things based on one's using of the terminal ), however there are quite a few of us out there who feel more comfortable with a gui to guide us, without the need for multiple ( or complicated ) terminal commands. these were just my initial thoughts/ideas as i just purchased this new 500gb external HD.
it does not have to be this way, and frankly the bootable clone is an after thought as my main concern is backing up my personal data/home folder. my thoughts are that i would possibly format & partition this new external 500gb usb hard drive to accommodate in one partition a simple drag & drop of my computer's home folder with all my personal data, and then possibly in the other created partition, have a boot-able backup / clone of the laptop's Mint 11 system & all user data/home folder intact.
#How to backup evernote to external hard drive 64 Bit#
My own particular simple situation is that i have Lenovo laptop ( about 5 years old ) with a 250gb internal hard drive running Linux Mint 11 ( 64 bit ) that contains approx 140gb of personal data. there is a lot of sketchy and somewhat confusing information out there related to this topic, but nothing of a concise yet simple detailed guide, which im sure many of us could benefit from. in searching on both google and on these forums there didn't seem to be a concise yet simple explanatory guide to walk a beginner / semi advanced Mint user from points A thru Z the best way to set up a new external usb hard drive for the purposes of backup ( details of best initial formatting, simple partitioning, etc. I just purchased a new Toshiba 500gb usb external Hard Drive for simple backup purposes and had some questions which perhaps some kind soul / Mint expert user can answer.
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