Alternating Backup Sets

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Just installed Retrospect Professional 6.5 and trying to setup scripted backups to alternating backup sets.

 

My backup device is an external hard disk.

 

I've created two backup sets: A and B. I've also created backup scripts for Daily Normal (M,T,W,T,S & S), and Weekly Recycle (F). I'd like to flip-flop between the backup sets, i.e., week 1 use A, week 2 use B, week 3 return to A, week 4 return to B, etc.

 

Can you setup a script to alternate between backup sets?

 

Thanks.

 

Steve

[natew]

Hi

 

Yes you can.

When you create a schedule in your script there is a "weeks" box at the bottom. "1" means every week "2" means every other week. You will also need to offset the start date of the Set B backups so that they alternate. For example.

 

Set A:

Start date Aug 2

Weeks 2

 

Set B:

Start date Aug 9

Weeks two

 

By the way, you can set this up using a single script with 4 schedules. Just add both backup sets to the script and select the approriate one when you make the schedule.

 

Nate

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Nate, thank you very much. As with so many things, the solution appears obvious, once someone tells you how! I appreciate your timely reply.

 

Steve