Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Fwd: diff between last backup and actual filesystem content

2011-05-31 12:06:59
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Fwd: diff between last backup and actual filesystem content
From: John Drescher <drescherjm AT gmail DOT com>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 12:04:13 -0400
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net> 
wrote:
> On 05/31/11 10:44, John Drescher wrote:
>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:11 AM, s ancelot <sancelot AT free DOT fr> wrote:
>>> Hi everybody !
>>> I accidentally deleted some parts of a filesystem that is backed up
>>> periodically, but I do not know exactly which files have been dropped
>>> (rm -rf ....,and CTRL C...)
>>>
>>> So, Is there is a way to compare what changed from the last backup and
>>> the actual disk filesystem content in order to restore only these files
>>> in a folder ?
>>>
>>
>> How about restoring the folder to a different location then doing a
>> diff to see what is different between the two locations?
>
> There's another, simpler approach:  Restore the entire damaged
> filesystem, with REPLACE set to 'only if newer'.
>

Hmm. I forgot about that. I do not restore often. Sorry about the wrong advice..

John

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