Re: cross-platform backup tool rdiff-backup on android phone

[Jonas Schöpf]

Hi all!

The backup ran with <10 errors (some files could not be copied), but 
else it was fine!

Thanks again!

On 1/10/22 14:30, Jonas Schöpf wrote:
> Hi!
>
> @Eric: Thanks for this interesting pointer. If I find the time, I will 
> definitely try it and report back.
>
> @Derek: Thank you very much. For now I will use simple-mtpfs for doing a 
> backup. At the moment the backup is running with any errors.
>
> Cheers,
> Jonas
>
> On 1/10/22 13:57, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Sun, January 9, 2022 11:31 am, Jonas Schöpf wrote:
> > > Hi all!
> > >
> > > I have question about using rdiff-backup to back up my android phone.
> > > The backup would be done over ssh, but the problem is that I am (as far
> > > as I know) not able to install rdiff-backup on my phone.
> > > Is there still a possibility to use rdiff-backup from my PC to create a
> > > backup of my android phone via ssh?
> >
> > I don't think you'll be able to do that.
> >
> > I mount my android phone using simple-mtpfs and then using rdiff-backup
> > from there.
> >
> > > Thank you and cheers,
> > > Jonas
> >
> > -derek

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