**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · 2018-02-19T04:09:05Z

trying out backups with borg

I'm gonna go have a shower while I wait, see you later, lovelies

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 05:22

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 05:22

backup worked!

but it also backed up a bunch of games, which was wasteful. so I'm doing it again, but asking it to exclude game directories

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 06:15

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 06:15

backup comparison

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original backup
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Duration: 59 minutes 16.23 seconds

168.86GB → 106.51GB (deduplicated)

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new backup
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Duration: 37 minutes 59.90 seconds

123.01GB → 87.66GB (deduplicated)

much better!

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 10:01

**Lizardsquid, maker of noises** @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 10:01

backup comparison

hecking neat - the second backup only took 3 minutes

**Weather System (Athena's Realm)** @codeawayhaley@lgbt.io · Feb 19, 2018, 04:55

**Weather System (Athena's Realm)** @codeawayhaley@lgbt.io · Feb 19, 2018, 04:55

@lizardsquid Resistance is Futile

**Terxbor (also Formedras) | The Eternal Pariah** @Terxbor@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 05:31

**Terxbor (also Formedras) | The Eternal Pariah** @Terxbor@computerfairi.es · Feb 19, 2018, 05:31