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p310don wrote:sc0ttman - As I said, I don't code, so I'm struggling to keep up with what you have offered. If I get it correctly, your idea is to replace those bits in your attachment, with the equivalent bits from the original save file, then compress that into one big .tar.gz labelled by date? Then you can uncompress that into the new save file, replacing the settings?

Exactly.

But about the GUI part, as I say, I *may* make one of these things, I may not... I get lazy lol ...

I don't see it mounting a save file, ripping out old parts and sticking them in the current (loaded) save file... I see a GUI tool with 2 options: 'create backup' and 'import backup' ... The GUI tool would need to be installed on the old and new puppy to work..

But at the very least, you can open up the BKP attachment I posted, and add to it the other files or folders which you would want to be backed up... At least that way we all have access to a 'shell' that can show what is able (and desired) to be backed up..

p310don wrote:RSH - I really like where you are headed with this. I think your vision is slightly different to mine, but you have created a perfect foundation to build upon I think.

My vision (by reading your suggestions) was just an easy tool to make backups of directories and it is based on a static script, that i do (now did) use to make backups of directories where i did made changes while working on the new LazY Puppy iso.. To make such an application for the use at single files it would be a lot more programming work to do. I am not really a bash/shellscript programmer (i do still learn). I am sure, users like scOttman, jpeps or sunburnt and surely some more would be the right programmers on such a project.

But, to make backups of directories would always be a good point where to start at - i thought so.

p310don wrote:My only suggestion / criticism / room for improvement at this point, would be to ask, "is there a reason you chose to default to saving to /root?" I might have thought that saving outside the save file /mnt/home would make more sense to copy it to new save file.

I did choose /root as default, because i do not know what is available (hd, flash, usb). Directory /root is always there. It would surely make more sense to save it outside the save file.

I did update the download post. Now is version 0.5 and it has German and English localisations. Also the save path is now always saved, so if you change the save path it will be the default save path at next start.

Note: the program does not proof the path's existence. So, this needs your attention, to make sure, the chosen/entered path does exist.

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Hello, everyone.

Not to diminish RSH's excellent work in any way, but it occurred to me that there is another, perhaps more simple and "sledgehammer" way to do this:

Save a tar archive of your entire /root directory somewhere safe. Then, when you upgrade to your new Puppy, unpack it, and pick and choose what you want to re-incorporate.

In so doing, you'll additionnaly have the listing of packages under .packages, which will be a good indication of the pets that you may want to re-install.

Just a thought.

Of course, if you want to download RSH's latest version of LaZyPuppy, he's incorporated his backup script in it! (Speaking of "lazy" [in the strictest sense of the word, of course]... )

Have fun!

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simple and "sledgehammer"

In ye olde Puppy days
every 6 weeks. New Puppy. We start from scratch.
Yikes!

I can mess up an operating system in a very short time, even Puppy (going to dubious sites, downloading experimental software, writing rubbish programs in experimental languages and allowing fish to use my computer)

I like to freshen up with a clean install.
I am not most users. I never install to hard disk always run from DVD.
I keep data and operating system separate. for security and an easy new start.

Could a configuration data file be part of woof2?
Containing language details. Connection and hardware details (hardware, sound and connection details to start perhaps)