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I am using Cron for nightly backups to a usb device. I was just wondering in my script for the backup, how do I find the location of my usb ...
  1. 01-20-2011 #1
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    Location of USB device for backup

    I am using Cron for nightly backups to a usb device. I was just wondering in my script for the backup, how do I find the location of my usb device.
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    Quote Originally Posted by beeson76 View Post
    ...how do I find the location of my usb device.

    Hello,

    Is this what you were trying to find?

    Code:
    $ ls /media
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    Or "sudo fdisk -l" Depends on how you're doing the backup. You may want /dev/sdb, or you may want /media/my_usb_drive, or some variation of those, depending on your system and what you're using for the backup.
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