Opened 18 years ago
Last modified 15 years ago
#139 new enhancement
Option in a restore from differencial (-D) backup to remove files deleted following full backup
Reported by: | mread | Owned by: | Bruno Cornec |
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Priority: | normal | Milestone: | 4.0.2 |
Component: | mondo | Version: | 2.2.1 |
Severity: | normal | Keywords: | |
Cc: | mstuff@… |
Description
Please include an enhancement to the restore function to remove restored files deleted from the original media between reference "full backup" and corresponding "differential backup (-D)".
After a few restores from a "differential" and "full" backup set, one can end up with a whole bunch of previously deleted material that takes up increasing amounts of space.
I realise this adds to the complexity of the "differential" process, probably requiring a comparison between file system and files backed up in the reference "full" backup and a listing of differences - rather than simply backing up all files with a modification date after the "full" backup, but it would improve the functionality of the "differential" backup/restore process hugely.
Thanks.