>Dean Brissinger writes:
>
>>On a side note, does Retrospect check for identical files
>>between backup clients? I have 30 macs with identical system
>>folders. I really only need to backup those system files once. If
>>retrospect was so smart, I could do full backups site wide and get
>>most e
Dean Brissinger writes:
>On a side note, does Retrospect check for identical files
>between backup clients? I have 30 macs with identical system
>folders. I really only need to backup those system files once. If
>retrospect was so smart, I could do full backups site wide and get
>most effi
; From: Dean Brissinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 10:32:22 -0600
> To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Storage space smarts
>
> On a side note, does Retrospect ch
On a side note, does Retrospect check for identical files
between backup clients? I have 30 macs with identical system
folders. I really only need to backup those system files once. If
retrospect was so smart, I could do full backups site wide and get
most efficient coverage with mi
Hi Matthew,
> Retrospect uses several matching criteria to compare files
> that have already been backed up to what is about to be backed
> up. If one of the following has been changed at all,
> Retrospect will back up the file again:
>
> MAC files:
> name, size, type, creator, creation date and
: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Ans: Storage space smarts + new?
>
> Thanks for the 'smart' reply. Glad to see there is some good sense in RS.
>
> New related question: Is there a FAQ about how any of these criteria
> are set? For in
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> From: Bob Durst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:14:36 -0700
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Storage space smarts
>
> I'm curious as to how s
I'm curious as to how smart RS is about storage space on a backup
set. I'll outline the simple situation for the experts to explain to
me how RS handles it.
Computer 1 contains files: A1, B1, C1
Computer 2 contains files: A1, B2, C1
Both are being backed up to the same backup set. In the backu
ts.
>
>Matthew Tevenan
>Technical Support Specialist
>Dantz Development Corporation
>925.253.3050
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>
>> From: Bob Durst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: "retro-talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:14:36 -0
