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| author | Laurent <laurent@pogopixels.com> | 2014-02-03 02:19:25 +0800 |
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| committer | Laurent <laurent@pogopixels.com> | 2014-02-03 02:19:25 +0800 |
| commit | 7265d26b0bca59a1b9e82e334ec5affae70012b2 (patch) | |
| tree | afad68b63cf758d2f240ec30172bb535dc8990f0 | |
| parent | 64f7005ab7c4208bda27dae3bbceac56bec6dbc7 (diff) | |
Update README.md
Clarify advantages/disadvantages
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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ # Rsync time backup -Time Machine style backup with rsync. Should work on Linux, OS X and Windows with Cygwin. +Time Machine style backup with rsync. Should work on Linux, OS X and Windows with Cygwin. The main advantage over Time Machine is the flexibility as it can backup from/to any filesystem and works on any platform. You can also backup, for example, to a Truecrypt drive without any problem. + +On OS X, it has a few disadvantages compared to Time Machine - in particular it doesn't auto-start when the backup drive is plugged (though it can be achieved using a launch agent), and no specific GUI is provided to restore files. Instead files can be restored by using any file explorer, including Finder, or the command line. # Installation |