Tag: multiple tapes

  • Ubuntu: Using tar to span a backup across multiple tapes

    Ubuntu: Using tar to span a backup across multiple tapes

      Following on from the article on writing files to a tape backup, what happens if you want to back up more than what fits on a single tape? Here we want to use the –multi-volume switch, or -M. Use it so:   tar -cvMf /dev/[path-to-tape] [backup folder or files]   As a working example:…