# System drive backup

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146>\
**Category:** Hardware Questions\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146 "2024-08-01T14:46:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dwklink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Dwklink](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Dwklink)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146/1 "2024-08-01T14:46:10Z")

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Hey Everyone,

Was looking for a good backup system for my Rocky 9 system drive. Thinking something along the lines of Time Machine for Mac, that incrementally does file backups throughout the day. Ideally would even love something that could produce a bootable clone should the original drive go down.

I currently have my system drive as a RAID 1 of two nvme drives, but that has its own inherent issues should there be certain types of failure. Given the work I do, just need a way to bounce back as soon as possible without having to do a whole Linux reinstall, etc. Ideally would be a local solution, but a cloud element might be nice as well. 1-2TB I’m assuming would be sufficient.

Was looking into Timeshift, Deja Dup, etc. But was wondering if anyone had any real world experience with software in a Flame environment that they’d recommend.

Thanks!  
David

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**Author:** ![motoronlysync](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/motoronlysync/32/579_2.png) [@motoronlysync](https://forum.logik.tv/u/motoronlysync)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146/2 "2024-08-01T15:12:25Z")

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> [@Dwklink](#):
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> work I do, just need a way to bounce back as soon as possible without having to do a whole Linux reinstall, etc. Ideally would be a local solution, but a cloud element might be nice as well. 1-2TB I’m assuming would be sufficient.
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> Was looking into Timeshift, Deja Dup, etc. But was wondering if anyone had any real world experience with software in a Flame environment that they’d recommend.
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> Thanks!

Might not be the best idea to incrimentally backup running databases with a Arq/TimeMachine setup. Seen that fail out a few times to the artist’s dismay.

Just focusing on the Flame element, you could use a cronjob calling a simple script to stop S+W and then back up the needed paths in /opt/Autodesk. Could even piggyback off that Flame archive script I made you, and kick off after the last session of the day.

To address the system drive, keeping it simple, you could schedule a recurring `dd` to a spare drive.

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**Author:** ![ALan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ALan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ALan)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146/3 "2024-08-01T16:03:51Z")

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yet again, Central S+W Project server for the win here. Running it as a VM on something like Proxmox gets you free differential, non-intruptive backups.

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**Author:** ![Dwklink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Dwklink](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Dwklink)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/system-drive-backup/11146/4 "2024-08-01T22:48:21Z")

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Thanks Alan, definitely looking into this option now.