> I just like to report back that I did a preliminary test backing up to > a NTFS external drive via Tuxera NTFS, but I have to set in the > configuration file: > > disable_acl_preservation="YES" > > Accessing the backed up files on a Windows XP system seemed to work, > too. However, the relative links set up by the dated links post script > did not, even after plugging the drive back on a Mac.
Thank you for reporting back on how it worked. I suspect that the symbolic links are not supported when writing to the NTFS filesystem and this is what causes the dated links to stop working. You may want to check that symbolic links within your backup source are preserved. If you have them and preserving them is a requirement I would suggest using HFS+ as the file system for backup. If you do not have a need for the symbolic links then perhaps using the NTFS file system as a destination is an option. Just make sure you test the ability to restore your files and that all meta-data you require is available. There is a tool called backup bouncer which you may find useful with regards providing feed back on what kind of Mac OS meta-data is able to stored and retrieved using an NTFS file system : http://www.n8gray.org/blog/2007/04/27/introducing-backup-bouncer/ You may also find the following page of interest within the LBackup website : http://www.lbackup.org/developer/data_verification Thank you again for reporting back on your progress with using the NTFS file system as a destination. Others on the list will probably find this useful. _______________________________________________ lbackup-discussion mailing list http://www.lbackup.org Change options or unsubscribe : http://lbackup.org/mailing_lists
