Gene Heskett via tde-users wrote:

> Where there is a will, there generally is a way. But I'll have to relearn
> bash as all this stuff has been running, unmolested by me for about 16
> years now.

Thinking over my personal backup, based on professional experience with some
backup systems. I came to the conclusion (for me) it would be better to use
snapshots as the pros do, but here are also too many tasks in the pipline
preventing any action.
This is why I recommended to think over and may be do the thing the proper
way. Of course building a tunnel through the mountain costs more (planning,
work and money) but at the end you have a high way you'll safely use for a
long long time.