Re: R: R: R: [Duplicity-talk] archive-dir option meaning

[Kenneth Loafman]

Option 2 - lost file due to error.

...Ken

Bonvicini, Alessandro wrote:
> Sorry Ken,
> 
> I apologize for my dummyness , I don't know english very well, so my doubt is 
> persistent.
> 
> Option 1 :  partial file due to error inc
> Option 2 :  lost file due to error inc  
> 
> 1 or 2?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> 
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden Per conto di Kenneth Loafman
> Inviato: venerdì 19 giugno 2009 14.41
> A: Discussion of the backup program duplicity
> Oggetto: Re: R: R: [Duplicity-talk] archive-dir option meaning
> 
> Bonvicini, Alessandro wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Please may you clarify this point?
>>
>>> Duplicity does not have the capability, yet, to skip errors in the
>> incrementals, so if an early one dies, you've >lost a lot of 
>> information.
>>
>> I do not understand what you mean, sorry. 
>>
>> So for example :
>> On day 1 I do a full backup,
>> On day 2 an incremental without error
>> On day 3 an incremental with some error On day 4 an incremental 
>> without error
>>
>> I supposed that restoring a file of the backup set could be possible 
>> for day 1,2 and 4 day but not for 3.
>>
>> The day 4 restored version will be incomplete, due to the failed day 3 
>> inc, but for the remaining part more or less readable.
>>
>> Is this the real situation or are you saying that if day 3 inc fail 
>> you cannot restore the file anymore after day 3, cause the restore op 
>> exit without results, so you loose the file?
> 
> That is exactly the situation I am describing.
> 
> ...Ken
> 
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