BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with BackupPC and share SMB

2009-08-25 09:26:51
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with BackupPC and share SMB
From: "Michael Stowe" <mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:22:59 -0500
> Situation:

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>
> If, after making this change, I would make an incremental backup, host I
> was faced with this situation CORRUPT:

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> Situation is OK, both with version 3.0.0 and 3.1.0, when I do a full
> backup.
>
> With both versions, starting from the situation CORRUPT, if I edit or
> create a file within DIRECTORY2
> the following incremental backup saves me only the new or modified file.
>
> Why?     Other people have the same problem?
>
> tnX

Why?  Because you're using SMB, which is using time/date stamps to
determine what goes in the incremental backup, and the files haven't
changed.  So if you're going to go around reshuffling directories and
using SMB, you're best off doing a full backup afterward.

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