On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:56:12AM -0700, plug bert wrote: > Hello All, > > Is it possible to delete the initial mirror made by rdiff-backup after an > incremental backup is made? > > > We're looking into ways of performing incremental backups for mbox-style > mailboxes; is this setup possible: > > Sunday: make an initial mirror > Monday - Saturday: schedule incremental backup, *delete* initial mirror > > Sunday: make initial mirror(i.e. reformat the mirror drive, start from > scratch) > > Monday - Saturday : incremental backup again > > > Let's say someone deleted a file on Wednesday; *without* the initial > mirror, is it possible to restore the file?
i think you can use remove older than 7B - mean delete anything older than 7 runs or 7D for delate any info older than 7 days. Not sure if rdiff-backup has the concept of full / incremental - although it incrementally updates the backup. > > tia > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users > Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki > -- "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." - George W. Bush 12/10/2001 Washington, DC at a White House Menorah lighting ceremony
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