On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:05:09 +0300, Timo Neuvonen wrote: >> Well in my case the most valuable is not the time but disk space. On >> the other hand what's the reason of backup if it do not stores whole >> data? >> > This returns to the definition of "data" :-) Is it "all the bits", > "everything else but the base operating system", or only the application > data files (eg. text documents) produced by you? >
User files. Unfortunatly not produced only by me ;) > To reduce backup time and needed amount of storage, many see that it's > only necessary to backup data that was produced by you. And installed > software must usually be re-installed from original install files (after > a complete system disaster). Restoring improper system files from a > backup may re-collapse the newly installed system. But backing up only > the minimum just leaves the uncertainty if something were accidentally > saved into a wrong place. Plus the need to have backups of different > applicatication configuration files etc. > > To make backup strategy more straightforward is one good reason to keep > user files well organised in the system, instead of saving them into > "million and one" different places spread all over the the directory > structure. > Well. I'm not designer of apps. > How about a real full backup after massive system changes, followed by > frequently repeated more precisely targeted backups? Bacula has good > tools for this... > Yes. I know. > Regards, > Timo > > Regards -- I've probably left my head... somewhere. Please wait untill I find it. Homepage (pl_PL): http://uzytkownik.jogger.pl/ (GNU/)Linux User: #425935 (see http://counter.li.org/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
