diff --git a/kopia_backup/readme.md b/kopia_backup/readme.md index 5c891c0..30cebf7 100644 --- a/kopia_backup/readme.md +++ b/kopia_backup/readme.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ###### guide-by-example -*Last update december 2024 kopia v0.18.2* +*Last update january 2025 kopia v0.18.2* ![logo](https://i.imgur.com/A2mosM6.png) @@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ if planning serious use. how it works under the hood.
[Here](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-snapshot-retention-policies-demystified/2941) is more in-depth, it is quite important to read and understand. -* **Ignore** - simplest way is creating a file `.kopiaignore` in the root +* **Ignore** some paths by creating a file `.kopiaignore` in the root of the backup target and in it list paths to ignore, one path per line, relative to the root. An example: if you backup `/home/user`, you create the ignore file at `/home/user/.kopiaignore` - and in it have `temp/` to ignore the directory temp in that users home. + and in it have `.cache/` and the next line `.local/share/Trash`. * **Maintenance** is automatic. * **Restore** from backups is most easily done by mounting a snapshot.
Web GUI versions have button for it, cli version can do `sudo kopia mount all /mnt/temp &`