Re: Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 33388
interpreted = N
texte = > >Has anybody else come across this problem? How else do we backup our site? >Why would this be the default behavior of Retrospect? We are using >Retrospect 4.2 backing up to a VXA tape drive on a PowerMac G4 running MacOS >9.0.4. We use WebStar 4.2 and WebCatalog 3.0.8 to run our site. > >Alessandro Abate tech@vinoeolio.comWe use Synchronize to mirror our files onto a backup server once per day. It is extremely configurable but still very easy to use.http://www.qdea.com/sync.html shareware @ $30.(Don't copy empty folders is a selectable option in Synchronize, btw.)This isn't a backup solution, per say. It only mirrors a copy of your data to another drive (with optional delete if removed from the primary). If you want multiple incremental copies of the same files (instead of just the most recently synched version of it), you would need to set up multiple synchronize scripts or come up with some other way to control versions like file renaming, etc. It just depends on exactly what you're looking for in a backup solution...This is the best $30 I have spent in a long time.I don't work for Qdea; I'm just a happy customer.-Dale -- Dale LaFountain Vice President of Information Technology, WebMaster Dark Horse Comics, Inc. mailto:dalel@darkhorse.com Phone: 503-652-8815 x324 http://www.darkhorse.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders (WebDNA Support 2000)
  2. Re: Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders (Dale LaFountain 2000)
  3. Re: Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders (Mike Davis 2000)
  4. Re: Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders (Bob Minor 2000)
  5. Retrospect Backup Misses Empty Folders (Tech 2000)
> >Has anybody else come across this problem? How else do we backup our site? >Why would this be the default behavior of Retrospect? We are using >Retrospect 4.2 backing up to a VXA tape drive on a PowerMac G4 running MacOS >9.0.4. We use WebStar 4.2 and WebCatalog 3.0.8 to run our site. > >Alessandro Abate tech@vinoeolio.comWe use Synchronize to mirror our files onto a backup server once per day. It is extremely configurable but still very easy to use.http://www.qdea.com/sync.html shareware @ $30.(Don't copy empty folders is a selectable option in Synchronize, btw.)This isn't a backup solution, per say. It only mirrors a copy of your data to another drive (with optional delete if removed from the primary). If you want multiple incremental copies of the same files (instead of just the most recently synched version of it), you would need to set up multiple synchronize scripts or come up with some other way to control versions like file renaming, etc. It just depends on exactly what you're looking for in a backup solution...This is the best $30 I have spent in a long time.I don't work for Qdea; I'm just a happy customer.-Dale -- Dale LaFountain Vice President of Information Technology, WebMaster Dark Horse Comics, Inc. mailto:dalel@darkhorse.com Phone: 503-652-8815 x324 http://www.darkhorse.com/------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Dale LaFountain

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