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### Further restrictions
### Further restrictions
* BackupPC is primarily meant to restore selected files, and does usually not allow a full system restore. Please use other backup technologies if you need that feature (disk images, TimeMachine, etc).
* BackupPC is primarily meant to restore selected files, and does usually not allow a full system restore. Please use other backup technologies if you need that feature (disk images, TimeMachine, etc).
* The computer to be backed up needs either a **static IP** or a **unique hostname** set and sent with the DHCP request. In the last case we recommend to include research group, room number and user name to achieve this, e.g. "isg-hpt-d17-beckert". Any single word name will not suffice since backup will stop working in most cases if another computer sends the same name.
* The computer to be backed up needs either a **static IP** or a **unique hostname** set and sent with the DHCP request. In the last case we recommend to include research group, room number and user name to achieve this, e.g. "isg-hpt-d17-beckert". Any single word name will not suffice since backup will stop working in most cases if another computer sends the same name.
* Will not work without cabled connection. WLAN/WiFi NOT SUPPORTED!
* Will not work without cabled connection. WLAN/WiFi NOT SUPPORTED!
* See our [[list of excluded folders|backuppc excludes]] to know which folders are not backed up.
* See our [[list of excluded folders|backuppc excludes]] to know which folders are not backed up.
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If you use TimeMachine you may optionally also encrypt your backups. Unless you are very have sensitive data, or many people having easy access to your backup disk, we suggest to leave the backup unencrypted. This ensures that in the worst case scenario you can always access the data in your backups.
If you use TimeMachine you may optionally also encrypt your backups. Unless you are very have sensitive data, or many people having easy access to your backup disk, we suggest to leave the backup unencrypted. This ensures that in the worst case scenario you can always access the data in your backups.