[IDEA] XBian-backup

[IriDium]

Currently the xbian-backup "/home to file"can only be run manually and then copied/FTP to alternative storage. The image is lost on a reboot and thus lost if you forget to copy it.

I think it would be helpful, like XBian image and snapshots, to have the ability to schedule automatic backups with an option to keep X number and also where it is stored.

This would allow users to have a "online" home backup which can be easily restored using the current restore function.

Another "idea" would be to have the xbian-backup mounted on a NTFS or ext4 partition, so that the partition could be read by most PC's which can't read BTRFS. Yes this bit would require a lot of work, so probably won't happen.

Just an idea but I think most people would appreciate it - especially if it runs in the background.

I agree that snapshots should give the same approach but this is only for the home directory and not system wide.