Re: [BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

Hi there, On Sat, 25 Sep 2021, Kenneth Porter wrote: On 9/24/2021 8:25 AM, Stan Larson wrote: BTW, I'm also running weekly air-gap backups to external media that is stored offsite.? Having critical data backed up both locally and offsite is reassuring, but no guarantee against an organized r

Re: [BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

On 9/24/2021 8:25 AM, Stan Larson wrote: BTW, I'm also running weekly air-gap backups to external media that is stored offsite.  Having critical data backed up both locally and offsite is reassuring, but no guarantee against an organized ransom-ware attack. The incremental nature of BackupPC sh

Re: [BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

Dave, Thanks for responding. I am using rsync for all backups. My experience has matched yours in regards to the first full backup of a large server. The initial backup can sometimes take several days. In my case, subsequent full backups were/are also taking multiple hours and sometimes over

Re: [BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

On 9/23/21 7:09 PM, Stan Larson wrote: A few of the servers that are being backed up take many hours to run a full backup, which can modestly impact the end users of those servers.  Currently my FullPeriod value is set at the default 6.97 days.  Since V4 uses reverse-delta, I should be able to

Re: [BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

> > Lost data is obviously a no-go, but if the reverse-delta process is > reliable, I would prefer to minimize the full backups to a few times a year. > One point you should consider in planning the schedule is that full backups thoroughly check the source for changes (using checksum for rsync). S

[BackupPC-users] V4 Infinite Incrementals

Freedom Stan Larson | IT Manager Freedom | www.freedomsales.com 11225 Challenger Avenue Odessa, FL 33556 PH: 813-855-2671 x206 | Direct Line: 1-727-835-1157 Hi, I've been using BackupPC for many years.  I