How stable is Qubes backup?

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I would like to have feedback from users about the qubes backup mechanism did you have any bug ? data lost? by using qubes backup or not ?

My goal is to restore all my vm with my config software etc… in case something go wrong in a future update are you using bash script or qubes salt for such things instead of qubes backup ? I wonder if i should instead try to build my own qubes iso to do that

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There are reports of people having issues with the Qubes backup. I use
it rarely, but have not had those problems.
I use salt to configure systems, and data backups from specific qubes -
these are run regularly (daily or hourly), and encrypted backups taken
and stored offsite.

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Why you didn’t just use a bash script ? To restore your config ? Salt is more reliable ?

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Since 2018/2019(?), I have been using Qubes-Backup (with system config backups in the dom0 user home). It has worked perfectly over several hardware switches and major updates installed from scratch. However, I don’t tinker much with my systems. I try to keep them as “stock” as possible. Software installation is three lines from old logs.

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I’m confused what a user should rely on ? The Qubes backup , salt or using a bash script ? and also thanks for your feedback @OvalZero

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Qubes backup works great. My friends and I haven’t had any problems with it in version 4.3. All qubes backup and restore quickly. It’s perfect for regular users.

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What about dom0? did you include dom0 in the backup ?

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Salt is used for restoring your setup, bash scripts for restoring the data inside your qubes and qubes backup can be used for both.

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Now it’s more clear thanks