Yeah I use different methods for that. I considered using zfs send/receive for backups, however there's one big issue with that: every time you need one or two files from the backup you need to restore the whole filesystem. There's no official way to retrieve a single file from a zfs send stream.
For backup purposes I also greatly prefer file by file encryption because one corruption will only break one file and not the whole backup.
What I do now is encrypt with encfs and store on a S3 glacier-style service.
For backup purposes I also greatly prefer file by file encryption because one corruption will only break one file and not the whole backup.
What I do now is encrypt with encfs and store on a S3 glacier-style service.