Randy Katz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Now that I have used Bacula a full cycle (60 days) I have a question:
> 
> If backups are done Full (which expires after 60 days).
> Then Diff each week and Incre each day where there is no Diff
> Then restoring from any given date going back 60 days is not a problem
> UNTIL the initial Full is replaced/overwritten. At that point all the 
> Diffs and Incre
> up to the next Full cannot be restored (as far as I can see anyways)

Only if you overwrite the existing Full - which is a "VERY BAD IDEA"

What happens if the backup in progress is interrupted, as a staring point?

You should _always_ have _at least_ 1 full backup of a fileset in the 
system, preferably 2. Overwriting your only copy is a recipe for disaster.

Expire your Fulls at 60 days but expire the media they're on at 190 days 
(3*60 + a safety margin) - and keep the database entries at least that 
long or you'll have to do any restores of older files the long way.





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