Server Data Backup

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo]

spdemon6 at optonline.net wrote:

> Hello, I have I linux box that I am intending to reformat and install 
> the OS again. The thing is I need to back upp all the data to my 
> desktop [windows] including all files on the HD. I would like to keep 
> permissions although it is not necessary. I have tried FTP through SSH 
> and SMB connections. SFTP does not work and SMB says “cannot copy files”
>
>
You could try creating a big tar file of all the needed files. man tar 
will give you the options you should use (there some options to preserve 
permissions)... Then , you could scp the files to the windows box ...

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Pedro Macedo