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submitted 2 years ago by summerof69@lemm.ee to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I recently decided to replace the SD card in my Raspberry Pi and reinstall the system. Without any special backups in place, I turned to rsync to duplicate /var/lib/docker with all my containers, including Nextcloud.

Step #1: I mounted an external hard drive to /mnt/temp.

Step #2: I used rsync to copy the data to /mnt/tmp. See the difference?

Step #3: I reformatted the SD card.

Step #4: I realized my mistake.

Moral: no one is immune to their own stupidity 😂

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[–] shadowbert@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My condolences :'(

I once lost a bunch of data because I accidently left a / at the end of a path... rsync can be dangerous lol

[–] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rclone is superior IMHO, you have to explicitly name the output folder. Used to think it was a hassle but in hindsight being explicit about the destination reduces mistakes.

[–] shadowbert@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Sometimes you're hands are tied by the tools already on the server - but I'll try to remember to check to see if that's available next time.