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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Do I need to upgrade from v0.6.01 to latest version
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edgar . soldin |
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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Do I need to upgrade from v0.6.01 to latest version? |
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Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:02:24 +0100 |
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On 07.11.2012 05:03, howard chen wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 11:44 PM, <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
> wrote:
>
> On 06.11.2012 16:13, howard chen wrote:
> i see your point. please check the changelog about tackled bugs/issues.
> that what it's there for. afair there was a bigger issue before 0.6.14.
>
> eventually: data safety should be your personal concern first and
> foremost. hence, do you verify your backups periodically to make sure there
> are still intact? even if there's a bug, the duplicity verify routine will
> most probably tell you that your backup got corrupted.
>
>
> Actually I am fine to upgrade but my biggest concern is: when upgrading, will
> it break my existing working backup?
> The compatibility is hard to find in the changelog...
>
> Anyway, thanks.
did you read the mail i sent earlier? see below. .. ede/duply.net
> Sent on: 6.Nov 2012
> Be aware, although minor versions should be compatible, it is not guaranteed
> that 0.6.20 (latest) actually flawlessly restores your 0.6.01 backups.
>
> I'd advise you to keep a copy of 0.6.01 around until you don't need your
> 0.6.01 created backups anymore but use the latest from now on. Star with
> creating a new repository and a new full backup. I described how to install
> several duplicitys from tgz in parallel. See under section TIP.
> http://duply.net/?title=Duply-documentation