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Re: [BackupPC-users] Restore folder with partially removed files

2012-03-16 16:49:33
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Restore folder with partially removed files
From: Christian König <htl AT linuxit DOT at>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:03:59 +0100
Am 16.03.2012 20:50, schrieb Arnold Krille:
> Hi,
>
> On 16.03.2012 16:23, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Tyler J. Wagner<tyler AT tolaris DOT com>   
>> wrote:
>>> Restore with the rsync method. It will copy only the lost files.
>> But I think the default will overwrite newer changes with older backup
>> files.   You could add --update to the RsyncArgs to change that.  I'm
>> usually paranoid enough to copy or move the current directory contents
>> out before a restore if there is any chance of needing it, though.
> We usually restore to a global restore folder on our customers servers.
> You can also download a zip-file...
>
> Only when the clients "lost" a single file/dir we restore in-place.
>
> Have fun,
>
> Arnold
That's a good idea, but in my case the folder has about 50GB and the 
backup/restore is done over a WAN connection.
So it's very important to transfer only necessary files.
Now it is already done. The restore took only 2 hours. Approx. 400MB 
were transfered.

Cheers
Chris


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