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howolduis on Oct 5, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How should I back up data on devices if I'...

Rclone.

https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_sync/

Configure cron jobs to run automatically so they dont have to do anything on their end. Even if you're on a mobile device, you can install a terminal emulator and run rclone there.

ramses0 on Oct 5, 2021 | [–]

FYI `rclone` is good for "dumb content" in that it doesn't keep execute bits on shell-scripts, etc.

michaelgrafl on Oct 5, 2021 | [–]

Cool idea, but I don't think it's quite simple enough for OP.

howolduis on Oct 5, 2021 | [–]

I thought OP was setting up a backup for someone else

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