Posted: Sun 21 Jan 2007, 07:36
Ooophs 
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Posted: Wed 24 Jan 2007, 19:50
Stable Version 1.0.0 and 1.8.0 development release is uploaded. See main post.
Posted: Mon 29 Jan 2007, 18:56
version 1.9.0. See main post.
Posted: Wed 31 Jan 2007, 10:10
version 1.9.1. See main post.
Posted: Thu 01 Feb 2007, 07:10
version 1.9.2. See main post.
Posted: Tue 06 Feb 2007, 17:18
version 1.9.3. See main post.
Pup Backup
Posted: Tue 06 Feb 2007, 20:53
Nice work on this much-needed project Zigbert.
Posted: Sun 11 Feb 2007, 16:45
I downloaded 1.9.3, installed it. It presented me with a rox window with the backup stuff, I clicked "puppybackup". I then tried to do a very basic thing, full back up my hard drive to a usb hard drive that I had mounted. I tried to set the file date to 1950, it seemed to want to set it to 2000 (what if I have files older than 2000?). I selected the output directory, etc. No options. Started the backup, and it gave an error message that "Another PuppyBackup is already running" and "See log for details". The log was empty. 
I guess I'll try the stable version.
BTW, I like buttons to have english language words on them. I don't like tiny buttons with meaningless pictures, esp. where there is no flyover to describe what that meaningless picture is. Sorry, guess I'm old-fashioned. Never did care for the modern thing where they stick pictures on everything as if people don't know how to read. Even if you are driving an old foreign car with words on the controls you can usually figure out the words in a day or two. This is why I prefer MUT over pmount, MUT has words on the buttons.
BTW, those first 3 lines are not clear. "Save media" is meaningless - is that stuff you want to save, or where you want to save it? I actually got the two reversed first time I tried it. How about "Save to", "Save from" and "Save from date"? Can't go wrong with the words "to" and "from".
Sorry if I sound cranky. This is one of those days when nothing is working right. I should go climb back into bed.
I guess I'll try the stable version.
BTW, I like buttons to have english language words on them. I don't like tiny buttons with meaningless pictures, esp. where there is no flyover to describe what that meaningless picture is. Sorry, guess I'm old-fashioned. Never did care for the modern thing where they stick pictures on everything as if people don't know how to read. Even if you are driving an old foreign car with words on the controls you can usually figure out the words in a day or two. This is why I prefer MUT over pmount, MUT has words on the buttons.
BTW, those first 3 lines are not clear. "Save media" is meaningless - is that stuff you want to save, or where you want to save it? I actually got the two reversed first time I tried it. How about "Save to", "Save from" and "Save from date"? Can't go wrong with the words "to" and "from".
Sorry if I sound cranky. This is one of those days when nothing is working right. I should go climb back into bed.
Posted: Sun 11 Feb 2007, 19:22
Version 1.9.4. See main post.
PaulBx1
This is your version. The mention bug is fixed (I guess). I also changed "Save media" to "Save to" and "Backup paths" to "Save to".
I hope you slept well.
Thanks for feedback.
Sigmund
PaulBx1
This is your version. The mention bug is fixed (I guess). I also changed "Save media" to "Save to" and "Backup paths" to "Save to".
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Sorry if I sound cranky. This is one of those days when nothing is working right. I should go climb back into bed.Thanks for feedback.
Sigmund
Posted: Sun 11 Feb 2007, 19:27
About the date setting (2000). You can choose whatever date you want. But I think *nix time start 1970 ??? I don't really know how PuppyBackup will act on your files from the 50's. 
Posted: Sun 11 Feb 2007, 20:34
Hi, looks a great puppy but I was hoping to be able to backup to usb flash card. Any chance?
Many thanks
Many thanks
Posted: Mon 12 Feb 2007, 04:03
I don't have any usb flash card, but if I got it right, they work like any harddisk, so it shouldn't be hard getting it work with HD option. Tell me...If it's so, it should have been told in the program or in the manual.
Posted: Mon 12 Feb 2007, 16:17
Well, in my experience, I can't pick any date I want. I picked a date before any possible file date ('50's, 60's, doesn't matter, just so it's before any file creation date) and it still told me it was using 2000. I certainly do have files older than 2000.About the date setting (2000). You can choose whatever date you want. But I think *nix time start 1970 ??? I don't really know how PuppyBackup will act on your files from the 50's. Wink
I will try 1.9.4. BTW 1.0.0 worked fine yesterday.
Posted: Tue 13 Feb 2007, 09:03
I have looked at the date issue, and puppytime (unixtime) starts 1/1/1970. You can't set date earlier than this in Puppy. PuppyBackup will react on files from 2. jan. 1970.
Posted: Tue 13 Feb 2007, 10:26
I'll make an errorcheck to see if date is set before 1970. Puppybackup shows 1966, but does not use it because os can't handle it.
Posted: Thu 15 Feb 2007, 19:44
Version 1.9.5. See main post.
Posted: Sat 24 Feb 2007, 17:27
zigbert, what does "mirror" do?
I have a basic idea, that it makes the full backup mirror the thing being backed up, but does it go the other way as well? If you delete a file in the backup, does it get deleted in the thing being backed up, next time Puppybackup is run?
Also, using mirror is generally only for full backups, right?
If you don't use mirror, and delete a file in the thing being backed up, that will not be reflected in the incremental backup, right? So really, the only way to get an "image" backup is to use mirror?
Maybe you need a help button to explain these options. But maybe it's already there; I'm looking at version 1.0.0.
I have a basic idea, that it makes the full backup mirror the thing being backed up, but does it go the other way as well? If you delete a file in the backup, does it get deleted in the thing being backed up, next time Puppybackup is run?
Also, using mirror is generally only for full backups, right?
If you don't use mirror, and delete a file in the thing being backed up, that will not be reflected in the incremental backup, right? So really, the only way to get an "image" backup is to use mirror?
Maybe you need a help button to explain these options. But maybe it's already there; I'm looking at version 1.0.0.
Posted: Sat 24 Feb 2007, 21:58
taken from the help file:
If this is unclear, the helpfile is not good enough, please help me.
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MIRROR
When the Mirror option is turned on, PuppyBackup becomes a sync utility. Instead of saving only recent changed files, PuppyBackup now makes the total 'save directory' equal to 'backup directories'. First time it will copy all files, later just updating changes. If you have deleted a file in your main datas, it will also be removed from mirror. But NOT the other way around. For secure reasons, removed files will be dumped to a trash directory.
- Mirror doesn't take effect of date-setting.
- Mirror only work when saving to harddisk / flashcard.
- To keep an up-to-date mirror, PuppyBackup can be scheduled. See chapter 4: Schedule backup.Posted: Sat 24 Feb 2007, 22:52
That was taken from the newest prebuild of 1.9.6. I'll guess it differs a bit from the helpfile in 1.0.0.
Backup 1.9.5
Posted: Sat 24 Feb 2007, 22:56
Woops error posting - Ill go fix it in a tic
How do I install backup 1.9.5 ? --click on it ,it unzips and then press install -good stuff - puts an entry in the menu automatically.
Is it included with Puppy 2.14 --no seems not , its an add on -a dotpup
How do I install backup 1.9.5 ? --click on it ,it unzips and then press install -good stuff - puts an entry in the menu automatically.
Is it included with Puppy 2.14 --no seems not , its an add on -a dotpup