RSYNC Backup made easy on Linux

DIR_Destination="/Your/External/DiskDrive/BackupLocation" # Once in the folder in Linux press Ctrl+L and you should be able to see the folder path in your Linux File Manager.

params=(
    -avh
    --stats
    --exclude='#recycle'
    --exclude='@eaDir'
    --no-perms --no-owner --no-group
    --exclude='Resources/Images'
    --exclude='*.gz.*'
    --exclude='*.mrimg'
    --exclude='*.ova'
    --exclude='$RECYCLE.BIN'
    --exclude='*.Spotlight-*'
    --exclude='*.wim'
    --exclude='*.dmg'
    --exclude='*.app'
    --delete-before
    --chmod=ugo=rwX #You only need this if you specifically want to copy files without their source's permissions.


DIR_Source=root@172.16.1.251:/volume1/FolderName #The host using IP or Hostname and then the folder that has your folders in it you need backed up.
DIR_Destination=/media/mnt/device/sda1/Folder/ #The folder that your saving the source into.
DATESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S) #The Timestamp you would like for hte Log File.
LOGFileLoc=/media/mnt/device/sda1/Logs/FOlderName/${DATESTAMP}.DescriptiveName-backup-log.txt

rsync --log-file=$LOGFileLoc $DIR_Source $DIR_Destination "${params[@]}"

#If you have more data to backup - Simply copy lines 22 - 27 and paste below for as many top-level folders as needed.
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# Refer to this video for a demo: https://youtu.be/wQF9hLjx5K4