In most circumstances it will be saved at the point the backup starts. That is If the file is not there at the start then it will not be in the backup If you started editing a file after the backup starts the backup will contain your original (unedited file). If you are writing a file when the backup starts you will have a partial file in the backup (probably not too much use)
There are some options to avoid this default actions, like avoiding snapshots or avoiding VSS for Windows, but in most circumstances the above will be what you get. The FileSet resource has a compression=GZIP or LZO options resource which you could set to compress as you went along. Compressing the files manually will increase the manual burden with any restore. Also you can only really deal with volumes that bacula considers Full or Used. There may be other things, but I don't use anything other than tapes. Dave M -----Original Message----- Hello Everyone, I'm a relatively new Bacula programmer looking for some pointers and helpful documentation. I've checked out the Bacula user guide and still have some remaining questions. Here are some of the topics I'm looking for more information on: * What happens to the Bacula backup process when a new file is added to the target fileset directory while the backup is being taken? Will that cause Bacula to throw an error or will the new file be ignored until the next backup is taken? * Once we have the Bacula backup taken, is there any issue with converting the format of the backup file into a tar or tar.gz file for storage purposes? I can't imagine the process of Tar/Untar would cause the backup volumes to become incompatible with Bacula, but I wanted to double check with someone more knowledgeable. If this is the wrong format or there is a better place to ask these types of questions, please let me know and I will act accordingly. Houston Burrow This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ retains personal data relating to our customers and partners for the purposes of conducting a business relationship, communicating and marketing to them as well as to providing invitations to upcoming events. Please see our Privacy Notice ( https://www.qinetiq.com/Privacy-Policy ) for further information. In accordance with our Privacy Notice, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. QinetiQ may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: 3796233) Registered office: Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX https://www.qinetiq.com. _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
