Charles Swiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > > Yes, that's correct! But let's say I keep more than one snapshot > > around. I > > maybe didn't mention this, but this the sole purpose of using > > snapshots; > > for me to have more full backups laying around. > > A snapshot on the same disk does not qualify as a reliable backup of > your data.
No, but it is convenient to restore from, when it's intact. This is actually a very common case; accidental file deletions. > Using rsync to copy a tree of stuff to another machine would. And as long as one is doing that, there's no reason not to use snapshots as well. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
