alternative to `tar`

[Les Mikesell]

Brian Gaynor wrote:

>>> actually, I use the tar utility to backup my fedora box to a file...
>>> After a full backup file is reach near 8GB, and when I want to restore
>>> some backuped files, it take veeerrrryyy long time (more than 1h30) to
>>> analyse/index the file and extract the needed folders. Is there a way
>>> to speed up the restore process with any options to tar, or, any other
>>> command utility to use for my backup.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>> Our system admin likes backupPC
>>
>> http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> He uses it at work and home.
> 
> And BackupPC is already packaged for Fedora 'yum install BackupPC'.

But I'd recommend for any serious use that you set up the archive 
storage on its own partition.

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   Les Mikesell
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