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tar is a feature rich but often confusing archiving tool most commonly used on Linux and BSD systems. One of the great benefits of tar over other more modern tools such as 7z, RAR or ZIP is that it is open source, free and platform agnostic. Even more importantly for Linux users tar archives preserve… Continue reading Helpers and common usage for tar
Over the years I have looked around for easy to use MySQL database backup tools that I can quickly and reliably automate. I've tried many unsatisfactory solutions but finally I have found something I am happy with, Perscona's XtraBackup. Unfortunately for Windows users this is a Linux only solution. Percona is an enterprise focused database company with… Continue reading Backup your MySQL/MariaDB database easily using Percona XtraBackup
Recently I was forced to format my QNAP TS-109 and reinstall the firmware. For some reason the file partition holding all the data became so corrupt that the QNAP firmware would refuse to even mount the drive. No amount of partition fixing or recovering would enable it to mount. Eventually I gave up and restarted… Continue reading How to manually transfer large directories from an external device to your QNAP device
This article written in early 2008 is for a beta release of SyncToy that is out of date. In my last post I spoke about the benefits of using a Microsoft tool known as Robocopy for large file transfers, backing up and synchronisation. Well for those who are not comfortable with using a command line… Continue reading SyncToy the GUI Alternative to Robocopy
When it comes to copying large amounts or large in size files and directories many people don't realise there are better tools for the job then the built in File Explorer used by Windows. Robocopy is a free command line application created by Microsoft that is perfect for copying large or even huge amounts of… Continue reading Robocopy Basics
