Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] recommended exclude list for Windows 2008 clients

2012-12-20 14:21:11
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] recommended exclude list for Windows 2008 clients
From: Christian Manal <moenoel AT informatik.uni-bremen DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:18:36 +0100
Am 20.12.2012 19:14, schrieb Martin Simmons:
>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:34:27 +0100, Tilman Schmidt said:
>>
>> The WinSxS folder is a real hog, growing relentlessly, and
>> apparently just needed for uninstallations and reinstallations,
>> but I'm a bit unsure whether it's really a good idea to exclude
>> it.
> 
> The WinSxS is not just needed for uninstallations and reinstallations!  It
> contains dlls that are used by almost every program, e.g. msvcrt and comctl32,
> so it is just as vital as the System32 directory.
> 
> __Martin
> 

WinSxS is also filled with hard links, so the actual size is more or
less zero. If Bacula picks that up correctly, it won't use up noticable
space in the backup.


Regards,
Christian Manal

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