Full VPS tar.gz backup of 3gb extracts on windows to more then 1TB
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I have a tar.gz file of my centos complete vps installation that is 3gb. The complete vps uses about 20gb. When i copied this file to my local windows machine and attempted to extract it, it was working on it for more then 2 hours until i got a error message that said my disk space was full.
The partily extracted tar file was OVER 1.1TB BIG.
Can anyone help with this how to make proper backups of a complete vps and how to extract them on windows? Thanks!
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asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
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I have a tar.gz file of my centos complete vps installation that is 3gb. The complete vps uses about 20gb. When i copied this file to my local windows machine and attempted to extract it, it was working on it for more then 2 hours until i got a error message that said my disk space was full.
The partily extracted tar file was OVER 1.1TB BIG.
Can anyone help with this how to make proper backups of a complete vps and how to extract them on windows? Thanks!
backup tar vps
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
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What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41
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I have a tar.gz file of my centos complete vps installation that is 3gb. The complete vps uses about 20gb. When i copied this file to my local windows machine and attempted to extract it, it was working on it for more then 2 hours until i got a error message that said my disk space was full.
The partily extracted tar file was OVER 1.1TB BIG.
Can anyone help with this how to make proper backups of a complete vps and how to extract them on windows? Thanks!
backup tar vps
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
I have a tar.gz file of my centos complete vps installation that is 3gb. The complete vps uses about 20gb. When i copied this file to my local windows machine and attempted to extract it, it was working on it for more then 2 hours until i got a error message that said my disk space was full.
The partily extracted tar file was OVER 1.1TB BIG.
Can anyone help with this how to make proper backups of a complete vps and how to extract them on windows? Thanks!
backup tar vps
backup tar vps
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
asked Oct 3 '17 at 23:58
Boaz van Veen
1
1
What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41
add a comment |Â
What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41
What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41
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What you back up on a VPS and how often you back it up really depends on what your VPS is doing and what you want the backup for. Some things you want to backup frequently, some you only care about backing up before/after a config change. Need more info.
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 0:40
I just want a complete backup, so I am 100% sure i can copy back everything should my VPS have problems and im forced to move host.
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 9:27
I already figured it out. it was trying to backup /proc/kcore. That is a file of 127 terabytes. (thats correctly spelled)
– Boaz van Veen
Oct 4 '17 at 14:12
You definitely want to avoid backing up the on-the-fly virtual directories - /dev and /proc, possibly /run and /sys as well
– ivanivan
Oct 4 '17 at 15:41