What you should back up depends on how you use your PC. As a rule, a regular backup of the home directories is sufficient. This protects against data loss—for example, if an important file is ...

Restoring personal data and operating systems when disaster strikes can be filled with gray areas and worries that the backup tool does not miss any critical files. The process can be daunting for ...

One of the things I love about Linux is that it comes with a huge suite of software and utilities that can be very powerful. Some of these utilities go un-noticed or are not widely known. In this ...

Jack Wallen shows you how simple it is to get a powerful, reliable backup solution installed on your Linux servers. Image: ribkhan/Adobe Stock Do you have a reliable backup solution running on your ...

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

A quick review of past Linux Gazette articles and a search of the Web turn up hundreds of backup solutions. Many are aimed specifically at the backup function; others are aimed at the repair and ...

There's more to copying and renaming files on Linux than cp and mv. Try some commands and strategies that might surprise you and save you some time. Linux users have for many decades been using simple ...

In the realm of modern data management, few technologies hold as much promise and versatility as the ZFS file system. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems for their Solaris operating system, ZFS ...

Learn how to use the Logrotate program to administer, back up, and monitor log files on Linux. Log files are the most valuable tools available for Linux system security. The logrotate program is used ...