Barrie Smart wrote:
Absolutely. I assume you've saved each backup under a unique filename
(?). If so, only the last save will contain *all* your data.
You can also opt to *overwrite* a prior save, which reduces the number
of backup files (personally I only have one backup in Legacy's file
system, plus a backup on a separate hard disk)
HTH
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Tish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
I am asking a new backup question. When leaving Legacy, I do
backups nearly every time.
Can I delete all but the last two or three? It is showing a lot
of backups for the same family. I always put the date and the
file name. It would be nice if this were possible to get rid of
some of the accumulation.
Thanks very much.
Tish
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Barrie Smart
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However, it is possible for the data file to get corrupted and not be
noticed right away, losing data in records where you are not actually
working. You always want to restore from the most recent *good* backup.
All to often people restore a backup only to find that file has the same
problem they were trying to eliminate. Professional database managers
always keep multiple copies, such as daily, weekly and monthly. Hard
drive space is almost never an issue so it is safer to have more than
one or two.
Gary Templeman
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