I'm using BackupPC 3.0.0beta3, if it matters.
What is the difference between a Full and Incremental backup when
Pooling is involved? In a non-pooling backup scheme, a full backup
backs /everything/ up, whether or not it's changed since the last full
backup. This way, even if File A has not changed, it's still backed
up, and if a restore is needed and the current full backup is corrupt,
you can always go to the previous one. With BackupPC, as I understand
it, there will be only one copy of the file regardless of how many
full backups have occurred, and if that one file is corrupt, you're
kind of up the creek. Now, it's true that if the file is corrupt it
will likely be caught by BackupPC and not be linked to, because it's
not identical. But still, there is a time window where this could
occur.
If my understanding of this is correct, what is the functional
difference between a Full and Incremental backup? It's more
curiosity, really; I love BackupPC and think it's great!
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Regards,
joe
Joe Casadonte
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