https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/tags/backup/Recent content in Backup on ISG Blog · D-MATHHugoen-gbThu, 25 Jun 2026 21:29:22 +0200https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/client-backup/Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:25:02 +0200https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/client-backup/<h2 id="create-a-backup-account">Create a backup account</h2> <p>Each member of D-MATH is provided with <strong>100 GB of storage</strong> for backing up client data (laptop and/or desktop). The backup storage <strong>must be requested</strong> via:</p> <p><a href="https://backup.math.ethz.ch/">https://backup.math.ethz.ch</a> <em>(use VPN if you are not on the ETH network)</em></p> <p>After logging in, set a label for your backup account and click <strong>“Create”</strong> :</p> <p> <figure> <a href="https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/client-backup/sssftp_1.png" class="glightbox"> <img src="https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/client-backup/sssftp_1_hu_461007fee35fc00c.webp" alt="" loading="lazy"> </a> </figure> </p> <p>You will then see your <strong>backup account details</strong>. Save this information carefully, as you will need it to configure your backup client.</p>https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/backup-restore/Mon, 05 May 2025 10:58:22 +0200https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/backup-restore/<p>We have 3 different ways/tools to restore deleted data on the server. The first one (very fast) is only usable if the deletion occurred in the last 7 days; the other tools work even for older data.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Only files on the servers are backed up automatically, i.e. not the files stored locally on a laptop.</p> <h2 id="solution-1--with-snapshots">Solution 1 – with “snapshots”</h2> <p>If you deleted a file or a directory now or in the <strong>last 7 days</strong> , you can recover it very fast. Suppose you removed the following latex file:</p>https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/unison/Wed, 17 May 2023 10:41:12 +0200https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/unison/<p>See also the alternative software <a href="../freefilesync/">FreeFileSync</a>.</p> <p>Unison is a file-synchronisation tool for Linux, Mac and Windows. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or different disks on the same host), modified separately, and then brought up to date by propagating the changes in each replica to the other.</p> <p>For example, you can synchronise (in both directions) your working directory on your laptop with the working directory on the D-MATH file server.</p>https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/freefilesync/Wed, 17 May 2023 10:29:46 +0200https://isg-blog.math.ethz.ch/posts/freefilesync/<p><a href="https://freefilesync.org">FreeFileSync</a> is a folder comparison and synchronisation software that creates and manages backup copies of all your important files. Instead of copying every file every time, FreeFileSync determines the differences between a source and a target folder and transfers only the minimum amount of data needed. FreeFileSync is <strong>Open Source</strong> software, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.</p> <h2 id="installation">Installation</h2> <p><a href="https://freefilesync.org/download.php">Download FreeFileSync here</a> and follow the OS-specific instructions for the installation.</p> <p>There are also a lot of video tutorials available on how to use this application, e.g. for synchronisation of two folders at: <a href="https://freefilesync.org/tutorials.php">https://freefilesync.org/tutorials.php</a></p>