Thanks Radosław, what i mean is to use simple tar or zip or even ( ls volume)to list all the backup directories/files simply .
On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:43 PM Radosław Korzeniewski < rados...@korzeniewski.net> wrote: > Hello, > > pon., 1 mar 2021 o 11:13 Zeeshan Ali Shah <javacli...@gmail.com> > napisał(a): > >> Dear All, >> Currently bacula storage backups in volumes and these volumes format is >> bacula specific . plz correct me if I am wrong . >> > > Yes, you are right. > > >> >> we want to store backups in as it is format for e.g lets say >> >> /etc >> >> backup should appear as a directory as it is in >> >> /backup (a device in storage ) >> >> right now it appear as a file >> > > Bacula saves all data in the archive volume file or device specific > volume, i.e. a tape or cloud objects. This volume file contains all > information required for proper data restore which include raw data and > associated metadata (timestamps, permissions, checksums, acls, attributes, > etc.). > This is similar to any other standard archive formats like tar or zip. > This is how it is supposed to be done. > > >> this is to browse backups without any extra tools >> >> any advice ? >> > > What do you mean by "without any extra tools"? > When you browse any other archive file formats, i.e. tar or zip you need > to use a dedicated utility. This is the same for Bacula. You need a tool > "bls" to list/browse contents of the archive volume. > > I suspect you need the "rsync" to copy the source directory to the > destination and to be able to browse a destination without any extra tools, > I think. > > I hope it helps. > -- > Radosław Korzeniewski > rados...@korzeniewski.net >
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