Will Retrospect copy the modified file over the old File?

[Nicholas]

If i set up Retrospect to do a "Normal Backup" with verification turned on, will it, for example replace a photoshop file with the same name in the same folder in the backup as on the computer, as long as the file on my computer has been modified more recently than the backup copy?

[shadowspawn]

Short answer:

"normal backup" adds, not replaces.

"duplicate" replaces.

 

 

A "normal backup" does an incremental backup of the files to a backup set in a proprietary format, and preserves all versions of the file. i.e. you can't browse the backup in the Finder, only the files that have changed are backed up again, and all the versions that have ever been backed up are in there.

 

A Recycle Backup tells Retrospect to start over, and reuse the media as though it was the first backup.

 

A Duplicate makes a Finder readable copy of the files, like you could do in the Finder but with more checking and more options. A Duplicate does overwrite old versions with the current one, just like it would in the finder.