R: R: R: [Duplicity-talk] archive-dir option meaning

[Bonvicini, Alessandro]

Sorry Ken,

I apologize for my dummyness , I don't know english very well, so my doubt is 
persistent.

Option 1 :  partial file due to error inc
Option 2 :  lost file due to error inc  

1 or 2?

Thanks again


-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Per conto di Kenneth Loafman
Inviato: venerdì 19 giugno 2009 14.41
A: Discussion of the backup program duplicity
Oggetto: Re: R: R: [Duplicity-talk] archive-dir option meaning

Bonvicini, Alessandro wrote:
> Hi,
> Please may you clarify this point?
> 
>> Duplicity does not have the capability, yet, to skip errors in the
> incrementals, so if an early one dies, you've >lost a lot of 
> information.
> 
> I do not understand what you mean, sorry. 
> 
> So for example :
> On day 1 I do a full backup,
> On day 2 an incremental without error
> On day 3 an incremental with some error On day 4 an incremental 
> without error
> 
> I supposed that restoring a file of the backup set could be possible 
> for day 1,2 and 4 day but not for 3.
> 
> The day 4 restored version will be incomplete, due to the failed day 3 
> inc, but for the remaining part more or less readable.
> 
> Is this the real situation or are you saying that if day 3 inc fail 
> you cannot restore the file anymore after day 3, cause the restore op 
> exit without results, so you loose the file?

That is exactly the situation I am describing.

...Ken



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