Make a Restore Point copy to an External Hard Drive
My System: Ubuntu 14.04 on a desktop with MATE desktop.
SystemBack version: Kendek GPLv3
I would like to make an "exact copy" of my Systemback restore point backup made which is currently stored in the default location at /home/Systemback and save it to an external HD. The reason I want to do this is that if /home/Systemback where ever lost/corrupted, etc., there would be no way to restore my computer using SystemBack.
I've tried making a copy using the terminal to launch the Caja file manager wtih "as superuser" permissions, but I keep getting the following message when I try to copy the Systemback folder at /home to my external HD :
The folder "cores" cannot be handled because you do not have permissions to read it.
On something so important, I'm not sure if I should be trying to change the "file access" permissions for that folder or not.
I've also tried making a copy using of the backup in /home/systemback using the terminal "sudo" permissions so copying would capture “hidden files,” but something is still not right with the instructions below, as some files are not copied:
These instructions “almost” worked:
https:/
sudo cp -r '/home/
But, instead of being 11.7GB, it was 11.6.GB. Apparently, it does not copy “hidden files” or some other files.
I've tried a number of different terminal commands to copy the files, but the copied files never match the original SystemBack copy in size or number of files.
Since making an exact copy of the SystemBack backup is such a problem, is there a way to make a SystemBack backup to an external HD? I've tried selecting that in the settings, but it won't allow me to select an external HD. I have sudo/superuser privileges.
Thanks in advance.
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