External harddrive overwritten as xbian-copy

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(18th Nov, 2018 11:37 PM)nickfx Wrote:  

Quote:You can grep the file /etc/default/xbian-snap, maybe there is a /dev/sdX device configured

Yup, there it is...

Code:

# path to img including file name (/media/my_disk/xbian_backup.img) or block device (/dev/sda1)
IMGDEST="/dev/sda1"

# how many images should be kept (0 means unlimited)
IMGKEEP=0

# auto backup of /home should be run: none/daily/weekly/monthly
HOMEPLAN=monthly

# path to img.gz including file name (/media/my_disk/xbian_home_backup.img.gz)
HOMEDEST="notset"

# how many /home images should be kept (0 means unlimited)
HOMEKEEP=0

I wonder whether it would be safer in general to define the backup location by UUID rather than device. Otherwise this can occur whenever someone changes their hard disk configuration... I did not remember at all that I had set up a backup way back when.

nick

Yes, would make more sense. But you are free to configure that variable to any value you want. I'll check later if a UUID is supported at this place

What about IMGPLAN variable. Is it set to monthly as well. If it is so, we have the explanation for your disk has been overwritten.