witsende Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I've managed to set up backup scripts that function well. However--and this was the case with the previous backup program I used as well--a Normal Backup ALWAYS recopies my photo files (mostly jpeg files) regardless of whether they have changed. Can this behavior be corrected? In addition--and this is a separate issue--I can't backup my iPhoto folder with out corrupting the catalog. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeDave Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Quote: a Normal Backup ALWAYS recopies my photo files (mostly jpeg files) regardless of whether they have changed Since a Normal Backup only backs up files that Retrospect sees as changed, tracking down exactly how the program is seeing the file(s) as changed might help. One way to do this: - Setup an Immediate Backup of the directory containing the files; use a Backup Set that already contains the files - Click on "Preview" and look for files that are Marked to be copied (checkmarked) - Select any of these files and choose "Get Info..." from the File menu (or press Command+I) - Go to Reports->Contents and select the same Backup Set, and Browse a Sesson. - Look for the exact same file and Get Info on this file - Visually compare the attributes there; what do you see that's different? Quote: can't backup my iPhoto folder with out corrupting the catalog. What exactly are you doing, and what exactly are you seeing? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witsende Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Quote: What exactly are you doing, and what exactly are you seeing? When I include the iPhoto folder in my backup script, I get hundreds of execution errors. the program then tells me the catalog is out of sync and suggests that I Repair/Update existing catalog file, which I do. But Normal backup won't run again because the program then says it has trouble copying to the backup set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witsende Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Quote: One way to do this: - Setup an Immediate Backup of the directory containing the files; use a Backup Set that already contains the files - Click on "Preview" and look for files that are Marked to be copied (checkmarked) - Select any of these files and choose "Get Info..." from the File menu (or press Command+I) - Go to Reports->Contents and select the same Backup Set, and Browse a Sesson. - Look for the exact same file and Get Info on this file - Visually compare the attributes there; what do you see that's different? I have a backup script including photo files and a bakup set with the files. I click on Preview in the Automate window but can not get down to the level of seeing the files. How do I do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witsende Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Sorry for the breach in etiquette. The copying of photo files during a Normal Backup (regardless of whether they've changed or not) seems to have resolved itself. I am, however, still having problems copying the iPhoto folder in the ~/Pictures/ directory, just like I did with the previous program I used (on both my current machine as well as on my previous computer). This is the operation causing the catalog corruption. I am using an automated EasyScript backup which I have set to copy to a server's hard drive (Mounted AppleShare Volume). This set has no problem baking up and restoring everything else except for the iPhoto folder. I do have some corrupt/degraded photo files in there; do you think those may be causing hundreds of execution errors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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