What I Would Do If I Ran Tarsnap

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grannyg00se ◴[03 Apr 14 16:55 UTC] No.7524132[source]▶

Or...How I would run an online backup service completely unrelated to Tarsnap, with different goals, different priorities, and different ideals.

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noir_lord ◴[03 Apr 14 16:58 UTC] No.7524160[source]▶

>>7524132 #

Yep, I think this is basically the problem with this post, it's Dropbox with an open source client and maybe that is what he doesn't want it to be.

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patio11 ◴[03 Apr 14 17:31 UTC] No.7524482[source]▶

>>7524160 #

If you think Tarsnap is Dropbox with an open source client (but marketed differently), a) you do not understand the engineering reality of Tarsnap (or you have a very... curious understanding of Dropbox) and b) Colin, please note that your marketing is creating fans who think that Tarsnap is Dropbox with an open source client.

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1. genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 18:12 UTC] No.7524807[source]▶

>>7524482 #

How about Dropbox + TrueCrypt, except easier to automate and much cheaper beyond Dropbox's free tier, in exchange for taking the risk on a one-person business?

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2. vertex-four ◴[03 Apr 14 20:09 UTC] No.7526100[source]▶

>>7524807 (TP) #

You realise that Dropbox isn't a backup system, right?

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3. genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 21:00 UTC] No.7526613[source]▶

>>7526100 #

I have a backup file there, so can confirm it does work for that purpose.

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4. wglb ◴[03 Apr 14 21:21 UTC] No.7526830{3}[source]▶

>>7526613 #

Um, no.

Delete that file on one device, it is gone from all that share it.

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5. genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 22:32 UTC] No.7527486{4}[source]▶

>>7526830 #

Put only a backup copy (not the source file) into Dropbox or Tarsnap. Don't delete the file on either system. Same boat.

Scripts can copy out from the Dropbox to both negate your issue and proliferate backup copies to many physical locations.

6. dennisgorelik ◴[03 Apr 14 22:36 UTC] No.7527513{4}[source]▶

>>7526830 #

Dropbox preserves history of the file even after file was deleted.

Especially with Packrat feature.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/11/en

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7. genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 23:36 UTC] No.7527928{5}[source]▶

>>7527513 #

Didn't know, thanks! Also didn't know that (from Dropbox help) "Your files are stored using 256-bit AES encryption". You have to trust them with the keys though.

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