Eric Böse-Wolf wrote: > Martin Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>> Please, I'm not a programmer, so don't throw peaky details at me, but >>> what is an incremental backup worth, if files get backup'd up according >>> to their "created" timestamp? >>> >> Yes, the output of estimate shows the "created" timestamp (that may be a >> bug). >> However, incremental/differential backups are triggered by either the >> "created" or "changed" timestamps. >> > > First of all: Thanks for your answer. I nearly thought I get ignored on > this list. :) > > Maybe it's a bad idea, I can't decide this, but couldn't bacula compare > _filesizes_ also to decide, wether a file has changed? This could be > done configurably, so people who don't want that could turn it off. > > It could be also done on a per FileSet basis. > > If it is a bad idea, please explain why. > Far better for bacula to compare the file with database information and use that to decide what to backup (or not).
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