readwrite Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Hi, I have a proactive backup configured to backup users 'My Documents' folder which includes Outlook Data files (.PST) Is there anyway to skip backup of the .PST files if the file size does not change since the last time it was backed up ? The modified date / time changes every time Outlook opens however the file size only changes if the user saves mail to the folder. As these files can be very big, (1 - 2 GB) I don't want the proactive backup to back these up if the file size never changes, particularly if they are working from home over a VPN connection. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The file has changed, so it must get backed up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwrite Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The modified date / time has changed on the file but the file size has not, just wandered if there was away round this, possibly using the exclusion options ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 not really. You turn off ALL matching and use a selector to only backup files with a modify date greater then a specific value or a size greater then a value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwrite Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Ok, thanks. Are there any plans to introduce byte level / delta backup technology into Retrospect ? It would be useful for backup of large files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yes, that is being considered for the future. You may want to look at Retrospect Continuous Backup, which already offers this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwrite Posted July 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I see continuous backup agent is now an addon to Retrospect v7.6. Is this included as part of the upgrade to v7.6 or do I need to download and install this addon seperately ? Does it require another client on the laptop as well as the existing restrospect client or does the new v7.6 client include this functionality ? Is there a revised v7.6 retrospect user manaual which explains the continuous backup agent software ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 Retrospect Continuous backup is a different download and different install process. It also has it's own documentation. Documentation is found in the KB documentation tab. RCB has its own trial you can download and install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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