Restoring after OS installation

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#1

Tried to find this in the HowTo. Maybe it worths having a new Howto there explaining this, for sure I am not the only one facing this :slight_smile:

After an OS reinstallation I have downloaded duplicacy web.
I have in an external usb /mnt/backups/mylaptop folder containing the snapshots,chunks folders and config file.
Guess I need the config file intact in order to be able to restore whatever is in it) and I realized that if I create new ‘Storage’ in /mnt/backups/my-new-folder-backup then duplicacy created inside that folder a new config, snapshots and chunks folders.

What is the proper way to setup a new ‘Storage’ in duplicacy that uses the existing /mnt/backups/mylaptop folder so I can restore a backup from it?

Thanks in advance

#2

When configuring storage in the new instance of duplciacy web point to exsisting location /mnt/backups/mylaptop. If config file exists there it will be adopted. If it does not – new one will be created.