Re: [BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 10/28/2010 10:51 AM, thigginson wrote: > Thank you both for your help :) > > Les are you saying that with rsync the full backup does not transfer files > that match exsisting via checksum in previous backups? This could be quite > usefull for us. Yes, that's pretty much the point of rsync. P

[BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread thigginson
Thank you both for your help :) Les are you saying that with rsync the full backup does not transfer files that match exsisting via checksum in previous backups? This could be quite usefull for us. Our zips are scriped to be incremental mid week and of course a full copy at the weekends, its t

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 10/28/10 5:03 AM, thigginson wrote: > Well files are zipped up at each of our remote backup hosts. This allows them > to make backups to media and have a localised archive of backups. It also > allows that file to be password protected for transfer and storage. > > In some cases I need an incr

[BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread thigginson
Well files are zipped up at each of our remote backup hosts. This allows them to make backups to media and have a localised archive of backups. It also allows that file to be password protected for transfer and storage. In some cases I need an incremental to get the latest dated zip file in the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-27 Thread Timothy J Massey
thigginson wrote on 10/27/2010 07:05:20 AM: > I am just having a bit of a job understanding how to disable full > backups and only have incremental or visa versa. If i set fullperiod > to 0 it seems to just download constantly. Is there a better way > that just putting in a silly value like 99

[BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-27 Thread thigginson
Hi All, Ive been trying to sort out the backups for a new job and installed backuppc on a spare computer. Its great and I think its just what we needed! I am just having a bit of a job understanding how to disable full backups and only have incremental or visa versa. If i set fullperiod to 0 it