Quick Backup Script

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Backup Important Files on Storage Drive

echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting Storage Backup › Android  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul /Volumes/Storage/Android /Volumes/Backup/Storage

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting Storage Backup › Music  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul /Volumes/Storage/Music /Volumes/Backup/Storage

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting Storage Backup › Plex  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul /Volumes/Storage/Plex /Volumes/Backup/Storage

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting Storage Backup › Projects  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul /Volumes/Storage/Projects /Volumes/Backup/Storage

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


# Backup Important Files on Primary Drive

echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting HD Backup › Backup  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul /Backup /Volumes/Backup/HD

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


echo -e "\n\033[48;5;22m  Starting HD Backup › Home Folder  \033[0m\n"

rsync -hrPul --exclude='.*' --exclude='AndroidStudioProjects' --exclude='Creative Cloud Files' --exclude='Library' --exclude='Public'  --exclude='zsh-syntax-highlighting' --exclude="Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary" /Users/peter /Volumes/Backup/HD

echo -e "\n\033[38;5;34m✓ BACKUP SYNCED\033[0m\n"


# All Done

echo -e "\033[38;5;34m✓ COMPLETE\033[0m\n"

Setup

Obviously this file was created for my needs, but is a quick thing that could be duplicated by anyone with an external drive. I personally prefer the use of rsync for my backups, but the script can be modified easily for your own needs.

chmod 755 backup.sh
./backup.sh

I stick this in the file in the root of my backup drive with a folder structure that is basically this:

backup.sh
HD/
Storage/

Then, whenever I think about it, I plug in the drive and run the backup.sh command. The key here is that I have two drives that I do this with, and it backs up just what I need, and nothing else. So I end up with duplicate backups, and I just knock them out one after another. These backup drives are in addition to my primary external 12TB RAID storage drive.

The output from this script ends up looking like this: