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Darrin L Rogers<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TFW</span></a> you proposed some symposium talks for a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a>, it's time to really get going on that, and you can't remember quite what you proposed so you go to the org's website to see the program and... the website is down.</p><p>(Thank heavens for decent <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> docs on my laptop... To be fair, it's my proposal, so I should definitely have those.)</p>
Dominik Dammer<p>btw if you ever looked for a super convenient way to synchronize/backup data from pc to phone (even with multiple users) </p><p>use <a href="https://syncthing.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">syncthing.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> !</p><p>its the best software, i know. screw dropbox, google, etc. this thing just passively synchronices all files you want with your pc.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a></p>
BLACKVOID ⚫️<p>Based on the new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Synology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synology</span></a> Partner program changes, there has been several new categories that have opened on top of the default sales one.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsultingExpert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsultingExpert</span></a> is one of them, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BLACKVOID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLACKVOID</span></a> is now officially one (on top of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DSM</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> architect)</p>
Pierre Lindenbaum<p>🇫🇷 INBOX: "Nous avons été sollicité hier soir par le ministère pour identifier d'urgence une liste de bases de données, critiques pour nos activités de recherche, qu'il faudrait "back-uper". Avez-vous des suggestions ? "</p><p> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/BackupPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackupPlan</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://genomic.social/tags/database" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>database</span></a></p>
Der Entgegner (Aka Ratatöskr)<p>Leute, macht mal wieder ein <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a></p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/weltbackuptag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weltbackuptag</span></a></p>
Multi Purr Puss :verified:<p>🧵 3/3</p><p>It wörks as i thought it would!</p><p>Upon installing <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Cyberpunk2077" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk2077</span></a>, <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a> recognised the existing game files, and switched to validating, instead of downloading.</p><p>This proves my <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> and <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/restore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restore</span></a> strategy. 👍 (just rsync the steam folder to the NAS)</p>
BLACKVOID ⚫️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Synology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActiveProtectManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveProtectManager</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> scopes &amp; schedules cheat sheet.</p><p>Full review of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActiveProtectManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveProtectManager</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DP7400" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DP7400</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DP320" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DP320</span></a> can be found here:</p><p>APM: <a href="https://www.blackvoid.club/synology-activeprotect-manager-review/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackvoid.club/synology-active</span><span class="invisible">protect-manager-review/</span></a></p><p>DP4700: <a href="https://www.blackvoid.club/synology-dp7400-review/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackvoid.club/synology-dp7400</span><span class="invisible">-review/</span></a></p><p>DP320: <a href="https://www.blackvoid.club/synology-dp320-review/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackvoid.club/synology-dp320-</span><span class="invisible">review/</span></a></p>
Marcus Adams<p>Today's Substack is an updated cross post of something I wrote some time back on Wordpress.</p><p>Title: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> Is Not A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a></p><p>Link: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/gerowen/p/facebook-is-not-a-backup?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=54rcsd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/gerowen/</span><span class="invisible">p/facebook-is-not-a-backup?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=54rcsd</span></a></p>
Rainer<p>Weil ja heute <a href="https://norden.social/tags/worldbackupday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldbackupday</span></a> ist und ich den Spruch:</p><p>Kein <a href="https://norden.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> kein Mitleid! So doof finde, weil es der betreffenden Person null hilft und auch ziemlich von oben herab gesagt rüber kommt:<br>Auf den <a href="https://norden.social/tags/clt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clt</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/CLT25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CLT25</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/CLT2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CLT2025</span></a> habe ich eine schöne Postkarte entdeckt, was meiner Meinung nach viel besser passt:<br>A <a href="https://norden.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> a day, keeps the panic away. <br>🥰😍</p><p>Das finde ich so viel positiver und konstruktiver.</p>
freespiritlinux :debian:<p>HEUTE World Backup Day: Datensicherung ist unverzichtbar!</p><p><a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/freiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freiheit</span></a> <a href="https://mast.linuxat.de/tags/keinmicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keinmicrosoft</span></a></p>
Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW/SO5CW<p><a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hamchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamchallenge</span></a> Week 14: My <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> logbook <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> system is simple: My central log (to which I live-log contacts and import all my contest logs) is the console logger "YFKlog", which uses a MySQL database backend. It's running on a Hetzner VPS which creates nightly snapshots of the system disk that reach back seven days. In addition, a nightly cron-job creates a database dump which gets rsynced to another VPS in another datacenter. I also regularly upload my log to LoTW. <a href="https://social.darc.de/tags/HC14S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HC14S</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@hamchallenge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hamchallenge</span></a></span></p>
Oliver :europe:<p>Hello, <a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/worldbackupday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldbackupday</span></a>!</p><p>Today, March 31, is World Backup Day once again. As is now a modern tradition, we need a special day to draw attention to an important topic: World Backup Day is once again a reminder of the importance of data backups and security - and, especially in these times, in terms of encryption.</p><p><a href="https://thewiredthinker.com/what-makes-a-good-backup-strategy-the-world-backup-day-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewiredthinker.com/what-makes</span><span class="invisible">-a-good-backup-strategy-the-world-backup-day-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/restore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restore</span></a> <a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/availability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>availability</span></a> <a href="https://social.pifferi.io/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a></p>
Spiralnebel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> I use rdiff-backup and external hard drives. </p><p>rdiff-backup is a command line tool in the <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> world designed for differential backups of changed files. Saves disk space. And allows you to restore the latest version of your <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> easily with every filemanager.</p>
MR<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesregierung</span></a></span> Ein ehemaliger Kollege aus dem Storage-Team hatte es bereits trefflichst auf den Punkt gebracht: "Kein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a>, kein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mitleid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mitleid</span></a>." 💾</p>
Ian Barker<p>World Backup Day -- your annual reminder that you need to look after your data <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a></p><p><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/03/31/world-backup-day-your-annual-reminder-that-you-need-to-look-after-your-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/03/31/world-</span><span class="invisible">backup-day-your-annual-reminder-that-you-need-to-look-after-your-data/</span></a></p>
Bundesregierung<p>Egal ob bei Urlaubsfotos oder bei der Buchführung: Bei manchen Daten schmerzt es sehr, sollten sie dauerhaft verloren gehen. Ein regelmäßiges <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> ist daher ein wichtiger Baustein für mehr <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/Datensicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datensicherheit</span></a>. Der Welt-Backup-Tag am 31. März soll daran erinnern, digitale Inhalte rechtzeitig zu sichern. So können sie im Fall eines Verlustes wiederhergestellt werden.</p>
Rainer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ascherbaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ascherbaum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.berlin/@wegegeld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wegegeld</span></a></span> Schon. Aber <a href="https://norden.social/tags/yarcgui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yarcgui</span></a> war für <a href="https://norden.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> damals schon praktisch. Und rauslösen und als eigenen Task schreiben ging ja immer noch. <br>Hat mir damals aber massiv geholfen. 😂</p>
Science ouverte UnivRennes<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> well, we were thinking of adding a task to the ~/.bash file in order to trigger a synchronization of a folder with rsync whenever we mount an external hard-drive or USB stick as backup destination ; would it be possible whithout too much scripting? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a></p>
katzenberger 🇺🇦<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/WorldBackupDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBackupDay</span></a>, a reminder of the <strong>3-2-1 Rule</strong>:</p><ul><li>3 copies of each file exist, as a minimum</li><li>2 copies are on physically different storage media</li><li>1 copy is on a storage medium that is physically located “elsewhere”</li></ul><p>As an <strong>absolute minimum</strong>, suggest the following to people without appropriate protection:</p><ul><li>Get 2 external disks</li><li>Make regular backups on one of them, while the other remains stored “elsewhere”, with someone trustworthy</li><li>Have the two disks swap places regularly</li></ul><p>Strictly speaking, the “1” of the 3-2-1 rule is only maintained if you take the disk that has just been used for the backup to “elsewhere”, and return with the other one (not the other way round).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/321rule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>321rule</span></a></p>
katzenberger 🇺🇦<p>Am <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/WorldBackupDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldBackupDay</span></a> eine Erinnerung an die <strong>3-2-1 Regel</strong>:</p><ul><li>3 Exemplare jeder Datei gibt es mindestens</li><li>2 Exemplare davon liegen auf physisch verschiedenen Speichermedien</li><li>1 Exemplar auf einem Speichermedium, das räumlich "woanders" untergebracht ist</li></ul><p>Als <strong>absolutes Minimum</strong> legt Menschen ohne entsprechenden Schutz zwecks Abhilfe nahe:</p><ul><li>Besorg Dir 2 externe Disks</li><li>Auf eine davon mache regelmäßige Backups, während die andere bei jemand Vertrauenswürdigem "woanders" gelagert bleibt</li><li>Lass die beiden Disks regelmäßig die Plätze tauschen</li></ul><p>Genau genommen wird das "1" der 3-2-1-Regel nur gewahrt, wenn man die bis gerade fürs Backup genutzte Disk "woanders" hinbringt und mit der anderen zurück kommt, nicht umgekehrt.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/321regel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>321regel</span></a></p>