I've wondered this too.  I've gotten to the point where I almost never allow
Legato to overwrite files.  The only solution I've been able to come up with
is to restore to a temporary location through Networker User Options and
then use an xcopy /D to copy over only newer files.

--Shawn



----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Maiello" <robert.maiello AT MEDEC DOT COM>
To: <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:47 PM
Subject: [Networker] Recover only newer files?


> We would like a Windows 2000 restore to only restore files if they are
newer
> than the files that exists already.   This does not seem to fit into the
> paradigm of the Legato options of "overwrite" or "rename"
conflicting/existing
> files on restore.
>
> The closest approximation I see is to do a saveset recover of a later
backup
> and choose "overwrite"  with the assumption that the files  must be newer
if
> they are on a later backup.   This should be fine as the restore is from
the
> same client and we have a full and then a level 9.
>
> I still question though, if we were doing a directed recover and only
wanted
> to overwrite the file if the one on tape was newer?   Am I missing
something
> and there is an obvious way to do this?
>
>
> Robert Maiello
> Thomson Healthcare
>
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