BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Different Blackout Periods

2015-04-04 11:21:35
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Different Blackout Periods
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 10:19:32 -0500
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Alexander Rehbein
<alexander.rehbein AT fmex DOT de> wrote:
> One more idea. Instead of saving so much incr backups, perhaps it would be
> better to keep for example only 3 and delete the other, because, as you told
> me, the incr backups hold every changed file since the full backup.
>

Storing more copies shouldn't be a problem since all files with
identical content are pooled.   If you don't save all the incrementals
you will increase the chance of losing messages that were accidentally
deleted between runs.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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