Ladies & Gentlemen Is there a way of monitoring the inclusion of very large files that are regularly backed up by Retrospect? I'd like to obtain a list of files over a certain size (over a few hundred MB, perhaps) *and*, if possible, the names of the computers from which they came. The files are usually names 'Inbox' and 'Sent'. Is there some way of doing this automatically, perhaps via AppleScript, at times when the backup servers are not running? If this is a common query, please contact me offlist (please use [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and allow me to post to the list a summary of all suggestions received (without disclosing their senders' e-mail addresses). Some background is provided below, in case you're wondering why I'd need to do such a thing. Thanks, Bahi Background ----------------- With the volume of our backed-up data increasing rapidly, I've been asked to try to monitor the inclusion of abnormally large files in the regular backup: those of at least several hundred megabytes. At this site, these files generally represent e-mail folders and they're usually inboxes and 'sent mail' folders that change every weekday. Our backup strategy uses weekly DLT tape changes in 20 Retrospect installations, using Macintosh G3 hardware to back up WinNT and Mac OS computers - about 1,000 at this site. To reduce network load and to improve the speed and reliability of our backup scheme, we'd like to identify users who need to file their mail a little more effectively, hence the need to find large files and their owners. (At this stage, our file storage strategy does not make much use of file servers or home drives. This will change...) -- ---------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: <http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/> Search: <http://www.mail-archive.com/retro-talk%40latchkey.com/> For urgent issues, please contact Dantz technical support directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 925.253.3050.
