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| ====== Backup ====== | ====== Backup ====== | ||
| - | Backup may be used to save files and settings in Tiny Core. | + | Backup may be used to save files and settings in Tinycore. |
| ==== Time taken to Start Up and Shut Down ==== | ==== Time taken to Start Up and Shut Down ==== | ||
| - | The more you have in backup, the longer it will take to start up and shut down Tiny Core. | + | The more you have in backup, the longer it will take to start up and shut down Tinycore. |
| For quicker start up and shut down, minimize the size of backup, or if installed on a hard drive, don't use backup at all. | For quicker start up and shut down, minimize the size of backup, or if installed on a hard drive, don't use backup at all. | ||
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| ==== Safe Backup ==== | ==== Safe Backup ==== | ||
| - | When shutting down Tiny Core, you may select Safe Backup. This saves the previous backup as mydatabk.tgz, | + | When shutting down Tinycore, you may select Safe Backup. This saves the previous backup as mydatabk.tgz, |
| To save additional backup files, see | To save additional backup files, see | ||
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| 1. Making extensions for settings. For more information, | 1. Making extensions for settings. For more information, | ||
| - | 2. Saving in /opt. For an example of this, see [[passwd|Tiny Core Passwords]]. | + | 2. Saving in /opt. For an example of this, see [[passwd|Tinycore |
| ==== Exclude Anything Unnecessary from Backup ==== | ==== Exclude Anything Unnecessary from Backup ==== | ||
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| Exclude anything unnecessary from backup. Following are examples. | Exclude anything unnecessary from backup. Following are examples. | ||
| - | ==== Large Files ==== | + | ==== Files which Don't Change |
| - | It is a good idea to make extensions for any large files which don't change. | + | You may make extensions for files which don't change, particularly large ones, and exclude them from backup. |
| To list large files in /home/tc, open the terminal and use | To list large files in /home/tc, open the terminal and use | ||
