For backing up my jmri user files, I use this approach...
My RPI is under my layout in my basement.? My normal pc laptop is 2 floors up.? So I installed ftp on the PI and use FileZilla client on the pc.? I simply point to the RPI ip address and the contents appear in my right pane on the pc. Then I navigate the left pane on the PC to my desktop to my storage folder. ( or to a usb stick ) ?I then drag the jmri users folder off the RPI onto the pc's folder and poof - - - the backup is done! Same goes for putting on a stick.? Saves me from climbing 2 flights of stairs.? I might mention here that both the RPI and my pc are network devices to my home router, so they can see each other.
A simpler backup is to install a usb stick in your pc and drag the jmri users folder onto it.
A final note - - keep ALL your working files in the jmri users folder on your jmri pc. ?when you upgrade jmri, this folder is not touched.? Bob
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 11:13 PM Dave Heap <dgheap@...> wrote:
James,
> On 25 May 2019, at 12:50 PM, James Purdy <drjjpurdy@...> wrote:
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> I have a working JMRI progra on my layout with good signaling using CMRI hardware interface that I built many years a go and have updated to use a new SUIC on the mother board with DCCOD detectors. I have an operation led signal heads/masts and great panel of the layout developed on Panel Pro. The computer is an aging HP portable. I want to prevent a fatal computer crash that could wipe out my config/panel xml file/program. I would like to have an off site location - possibly a flash drive if I have to reinstall JMRI.? Any suggestions?
Dropbox plays well with JMRI to give you an offsite copy. Many JMRI developers and users do this and we have written a help page on the topic. The principles would also apply to Google Drive, OneDrive and other similar, but Dropbox is probably the one most used with JMRI:
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This page may also be helpful:
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But Dropbox/Google Drive/OneDrive must not be your only backup. Things can go wrong. You will also need to regularly keep a copy of your User Files Location elsewhere, such as on an alternating pair of flash drives. Google search for? "3-2-1 backup rule".
