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#! /bin/bash
# Setting this, so the repo does not need to be given on the commandline:
export BORG_REPO=' *******'
# Setting this, so you won't be asked for your repository passphrase:
export BORG_PASSPHRASE=' *******'
# some helpers and error handling:
function info () { echo -e " \n" ` date` $@ " \n" >&2 ; }
trap " echo ` date` "
info " Starting backup"
# Backup the most important directories into an archive named after
# the machine this script is currently running on:
borg create \
--verbose \
--filter AME \
--list \
--stats \
--show-rc \
--compression lz4 \
--exclude-caches \
--exclude ' /Users/*/.cache/*'
--exclude ' /Users/*/.Trash/*'
--exclude ' /Users/*/Library/Caches'
# this is where Apple stores local copies of your iCloud data. If you lose it due to a hard
# drive failure, all of the data will be automatically downloaded again once you restore
# your Mac and log in with iCloud.
--exclude ' /Users/*/Library/Mobile Documents'
# when you view an email attachment in Mail, it gets stored to this temporary location until
# you save it to your drive or delete the message. Just as above with iCloud, if you lose
# the contents of this folder, they’ll automatically re-download when you set your email account
# back up after restoring.
--exclude ' /Users/*/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Mail Downloads'
# if your movies and TV show folders are filled exclusively with purchased iTunes content,
# then you don’t have to worry about backing them up. These can be huge, multi-gigabyte files
# that take up a lot of space, and you’ll always be able to download them again from Apple at any time.
--exclude ' /Users/*/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Movies'
--exclude ' /Users/*/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/TV Shows'
# services like Dropbox, SugarSync, and SkyDrive can be configured to store data on your local Mac.
# Although it’s good to have at least one backup of the data stored on these services (in case their
# data centers are ever destroyed), most users will be safe skipping these folders in their backup.
# Once you’ve restored your Mac, simply reconnect to these services and re-download (or re-sync) your data.
--exclude ' /Users/*/Dropbox'
--exclude ' /Users/*/Google Drive'
# users who run virtualization software like Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion likely have at
# least one huge virtual machine file on their Mac. If you use a VM for actual work, such as
# running Windows-only accounting software, then you’ll definitely want to back these files up.
# But if you only use them for testing, and the machines hold no crucial data, then you can safely
# exclude them if you choose. You’ll have to go through the process of recreating the machines and
# reinstalling your virtual OS, but it might be worth it for some users to save 30 or 40 GB on their
# backup drive.
--exclude ' /Users/*/VirtualBox VMs'
\
::' {hostname}-{now}'
/Users \
/Library \
/Applications \
/usr/local # homebrew
backup_exit=$?
info " Pruning repository"
# Use the `prune` subcommand to maintain 24 hourly, 7 daily, 4 weekly and 6 monthly
# archives of THIS machine. The '{hostname}-' prefix is very important to
# limit prune's operation to this machine's archives and not apply to
# other machines' archives also:
borg prune \
--list \
--prefix ' {hostname}-'
--show-rc \
--stats \
--keep-hourly 24 \
--keep-daily 7 \
--keep-weekly 4 \
--keep-monthly 6 \
prune_exit=$?
global_exit=$(( ${backup_exit} > ${prune_exit} ? ${backup_exit} : ${prune_exit} ))
if [ ${global_exit} -eq 1 ];
then
info " Backup and/or Prune finished with a warning"
fi
if [ ${global_exit} -gt 1 ];
then
info " Backup and/or Prune finished with an error"
fi
exit ${global_exit}
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