Backup data from WS to HDD

rsync -au --progress --append-verify hostname:backup_dir/ stored_dir/

rsync

A fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool

Options

     
-a --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD
-r --recursive recurse into directories
-l --links copy symlinks as symlinks
-p --perms preserve permissions
-t --times preserve modification times
-g --group preserve group
-o --owner preserve owner (super-user only)
-D   same as --devices --specials
  --devices preserve device files (super-user only)
  --specials preserve special files
-u --update skip files that are newer on the receiver
  --progress show progress during transfer
  --append-verify --append with old data in file checksum
  --append append data onto shorter files