How to backup source repository and zip destination folders?

Question

All sources are on windows OS, and destination backup is on Unix system (we are using Samba).

My source repository is similar to :

-Repository
--Folder1
---Files
--Folder2
---Files
etc...

I would like to get a destination similar to :

-Repository
--Folder1.zip
--Folder2.zip
etc...

After first backup, I only backup files that have changed since the last backup. (or backup if new folders/files have been created).

Is someone know a tool or a script for my backup needs? Can we do that with Robocopy?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '10 at 17:46

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If you are open to forget about the zipping part, I would advise backuppc on the Unix system and rsync (win32 port) / or samba config on the Windows system

see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BackupPC and http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ for more infos

answered Oct 26 '10 at 17:46

No, I can't forget the zipping part. Actually, we have 20TB to backup. – Fabien Barbier Oct 26 '10 at 18:51
There is compression in backuppc, you should give it a shot (see http://goo.gl/GkOR) – Oct 26 '10 at 21:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '10 at 19:57

You may install cygwin on your Windows machine, and use simple sh script, like the following one:

#!/bin/bash
for i in $( ls ); do
        tar czf $i.tar.gz $i
done

# specify your destination here:
rsync *.tar.gz /tmp
rm *.tar.gz

BTW, that's not the most straightforward way, I suppose.

How to backup source repository and zip destination folders?

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