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| - | ======Backup your Ubuntu Home Directory to Google Drive====== | + | ======Setup Automatic Backups of Your Ubuntu Home Directory to Google Drive====== |
| - | ===== Description from Ubuntu Software ===== | + | **Description from Ubuntu Software** |
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| - | Déjà Dup Backup** hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses duplicity as the backend. | + | **Déjà Dup Backup** hides the complexity of backing up the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses duplicity as the backend. |
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| Déjà Dup focuses on ease of use and recovering from personal, accidental data loss. If you need a full system backup or an archival program, you may prefer other backup apps. | Déjà Dup focuses on ease of use and recovering from personal, accidental data loss. If you need a full system backup or an archival program, you may prefer other backup apps. | ||
| + | **Requirements:** | ||
| A google account is requried. You can create a free google account with 15G of storage at [[https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp|Google Signup]] | A google account is requried. You can create a free google account with 15G of storage at [[https://accounts.google.com/signup/v2/webcreateaccount?hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=SignUp|Google Signup]] | ||
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| - | Next, you can encrypt your backups with a password or allow restoring without a password. Chose which option you would like and select the Forward button. **Please remember encryption password if you choose encryption because you won't be able to restore without it.** | + | Next, you can encrypt your backups with a password or allow restoring without a password. Chose which option you would like and select the Forward button. **Please remember the encryption password if you choose encryption because you won't be able to restore without it.** |
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| If you want to change the frequency of backups and how long to keep the backups select the three lines on the top bar. Then select preferences from the menu. | If you want to change the frequency of backups and how long to keep the backups select the three lines on the top bar. Then select preferences from the menu. | ||
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