Backup script
1. Info
Python script used to backup folders to an external hard drive or some other location.
It uses rsync command to check if files/folders need to be copied before the actual copying.
Figure 1. Demo
2. Intentions
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replace manual copying of important files
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make copying more efficient (only copy files that changed).
Note that before actual copying a dry run command is run which shows what a real command is going to do.
The default rsync command: rsync -rltgoDvP --modify-window=1 --delete.
3. Other
For now only Linux systems are supported.