diff --git a/scripts/backups_hdd_sync.sh b/scripts/backups_hdd_sync.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p restic rsync
+set -e
+
+HOST="tywin.storage.ts.hillion.co.uk"
+
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+cd "$DIR"
+
+rsync -ar --no-perms --delete-after --rsync-path='sudo -u restic rsync' --progress $HOST:/data/backups/restic/ restic
+
+echo 'checking 128G'
+restic -r restic/128G check --read-data
+echo 'checking 1.6T'
+restic -r restic/1.6T check --read-data
+
+touch last_synced
+