ggirao Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hello, Is it possible to recycle a backup in time just to maintain some time. Let me explain: I have about 3 months backups, and it's growing... So I want to maintain last month (and naturally files that haven't changed since first backup). Is it possible? TY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 If you have "Disk" media sets, then it's easy. Take a look at "grooming" in the manual. I assume you have thought about archiving (some) older backups in case you need them in a year or two. If you have other types of media sets (such as tape), it is a bit more work: 1) Create a new media set. 2) Copy the wanted (latest) snapshots from the old media set to the new. 3) Change scripts to use the new media set. 4) Recycle or forget the old media set. (The media can be erased and reused in any media set). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 If you have "Disk" media sets, then it's easy. Take a look at "grooming" in the manual. Nop not using :-( I assume you have thought about archiving (some) older backups in case you need them in a year or two. If you have other types of media sets (such as tape), it is a bit more work: 1) Create a new media set. 2) Copy the wanted (latest) snapshots from the old media set to the new. 3) Change scripts to use the new media set. 4) Recycle or forget the old media set. (The media can be erased and reused in any media set). Perfect trick! TY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted June 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Backing again on this thread: "2) Copy the wanted (latest) snapshots from the old media set to the new." But it copies last version of all files? Or just the files that were backed up in these snapshots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 It copies the full snapshot, so you can restore the (original) source computer to the state it had at the time of the last backup. (It does not copy files that existed (only) at the time of previous backup, but that was deleted prior to the last backup.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 But like this i'm copying the original files, not the backup. Can I copy (through the Retrospect) the files (RDB)? I have several scripts to the same Media Set. I want to erase from this media set some files from these scripts. Is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I don't think you can copy the RDB files through Retrospect. In order to use them, you must recreate the catalog file, which can take a lot of time. You can erase snapshots, but not specific files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I didnt explain my self: I Want to separate (and copy) different backups from different scripts on a same media set. Where can I copy these last snapshots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 You copy from a media set to another. The script(s) used to create the media sets is not relevant. I don't have Retrospect 9 here, so I have to take it from memory. You should create a new script of type "copy". As the source you select (one of) the existing media sets and as the destination the new (combined) media set. On "Options" you select last backup of each source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted June 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I dont have "last backup on options". And I cant browse through the media set (That has other sources in it). Confused :-s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'm sorry about my bad memory. The script type is "Copy Backup". And then, under "Sources"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You are so "The Man" Thank you once again Mr Lennart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 One Last question. What option? I Started the second "Copy most recent backups from each selected source" And one source of 50GB become 300GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 What does the figures 50GB and 300GB come from? (Where do you see them?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I think you are backing up the entire disk, not just the 50GB folder. Can you find the Retrospect log entry from when the client was backed up? I bet it says 300GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 But thats not. These 3 entire folders are bigger. The last one is about 650GB The entire disk is about 5TB :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I still want to see the log entry from the original backuo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggirao Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 You are right. The full Folder was about 300GB. When I "get Info" and there is folders without permission, they don't count! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennart_T Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I had a feeling you were backing up more that what you could see in Explorer. Thank for the confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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