[X4U] Incremental backup and Apple Backup question

[Michael Elliott]

Ugh! Sorry...I should have been more clear in the posted text, but  
the Subject of my post says it:  Apple Backup.  3.0.1 I might add :-)

So...I guess what I'm asking is: does Backup 3.0.1 compare to the  
original, large backup when it makes a new incremental file?  If so,  
then, after a period of time, I could delete older increments to save  
space.

I guess I could just as easily back those up to CD-R periodically, as  
most of my incremental backups take up less than a few MB.

Michael

On Nov 12, 2005, at 3:53 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:

>> If I want to save space, can I delete backups from a few weeks ago  
>> (leaving the primary/original backup file in place), but still  
>> leave the more recent incremental backup files in place? I guess  
>> what I mean is, are these incremental backup files like segmented  
>> Stuffit files in that, if one is gone, the backups won't work?
>>
>
> It would have been helpful if you had told us what backup program  
> you're using, but if you're truly doing incremental backups then  
> the answer is no. Incremental backups form a chain that goes back  
> to the original in which each subsequent backup only has the  
> changes since the last backup.
>
> To do what you're asking about you need a product that does  
> differential backups. See past discussions on this list for  
> references to programs that do each and/or both.
>
>
> Phil

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20051113/e64a9eca/attachment-0001.html