mschi Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 After reading lots-o-documentation I'm trying to determine what the difference/benefit is in creating a backup (or Archive or Duplicate) script to back up any folder/file versus just dragging that folder/file to my external drive? TIA. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHnee Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Dragging files would have the same result as a duplication with Retrospect. What is the difference between “Backup†and “Duplicate� http://kb.dantz.com/article.asp?article=1061&p=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Mike, You missed some critical details: 1) Drag and Drop does not use byte by byte verification on your data 2) Retrospect only duplicates the files that have been added or changed since the last duplicate 3) Duplicate gives you specific control over what happens to the files on the destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschi Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Robin, I know the backup option only updates new or changed files and that is the option I currently use. My question is which mode or option is most recommended, Backup, Duplicate or Archive? Is there EMC documentation that details the advantages of all three? Thanks for your help. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mschi Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Robin, Scratch the last question. I read the article Mike Paris provided and searched the knowledge base for the difference between Archive and Backup. Thanks Mike and Robin for your help. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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