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[Phil <madhemail-launchpad@xxxxxxxxx>]

I knocked up a couple of very quick and dirty scripts - they are in a subdirectory of the home path:

fullback.sh
sudo tar cvpjf backupfull.tar.bz2 --exclude=/proc --exclude=/run --exclude=/var/run --exclude=/cache --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys / --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/tmp --exclude=backup*.tar.bz2 --exclude=/SWAP.swap --exclude=/data/media/*

homeback.sh
sudo tar cvpjf backuphome.tar.bz2 /home/phablet --exclude=/home/phablet/backup/* --exclude=Videos --exclude=Pictures

The first one does a full system backup, excluding anything you wouldn't want to backup.  The second backs up all the user data and app prefs, excluding the potentail large files in pics and vids.

It's not pretty, but it can at least give you a rough backup.

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On Mon, 21/3/16, Lorn Potter <lorn.potter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Subject: [Ubuntu-phone] backup apps [was] Re: Is it time to flash my phone?
 To: ubuntu-phone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Date: Monday, 21 March, 2016, 20:33
 
 On Monday, March 21, 2016
 03:03:59 PM Olivier Tilloy wrote:
 > >
 What you want to backup:
 > > 
 > > * contacts:
 > >
 copy the folder
 /home/phablet/.local/share/evlution/addressbook/
 > > 
 > > * SMS/call
 history:
 > > you'll find that in
 /home/phablet/history-service/history.sqlite
 > > 
 > > * You want
 to check your other apps. e.g. if you are using
 Authenticator
 > > for
 two-factor-authentication you will want to copy it's
 configuration
 > > too in order to not
 lock yourself out from your accounts. App's configs
 > > are in
 /home/phablet/.config/<appid> or
 >
 > /home/phablet/.local/share/<appid>.
 > 
 > If you want to keep
 your web browsing history, bookmarks, downloads
 > history and cookies, you’ll want to back
 up
 >
 /home/phablet/.local/share/webbrowser-app
 
 Sorry for the thread hijack,
 but there seems to be a very obvious lack of any 
 backup apps, or any way to easily backup
 data.
 
 Is anyone working on
 one or any plans for one?
 
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