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I back up using fbackup every night, but it appears that fbackup makes an entirely new backup rather than just backup new or changed files. This process obviously takes much longer.
Is there a way to have fbackup only back up the new or changed files and store in the previous backup?
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
What is the backup type you use?
Please note if you make Full backups, all files will be backed up.
If you use the Mirror backup type, only new and modified files will be backed up.
Dear Admin,
Many thanks for this.
I prefer to use the mirror backup type. You mention "If you use the Mirror backup type, only new and modified files will be backed up." Could you please let me know -
1. Is it true that if fbackup finds the same file in a previous backup when it is doing a new backup using Mirror backup, then it does NOT overwrite the file.
2. If it finds such a file as in 1. above, does it overwrite it if the previous backup file is older than the new file (eg if the filename and path are exactly the same).
3. Is there any way fbackup gives you a choice of overwriting or not overwriting the file if the backup file as in 2.above is older? For instance, some programs gives the choice "only overwrite the file (with the same name and same path) if the previous backup file is older - yes/no" or something similar.
Many thanks, all the best, cheers and enjoy.
Michael
Hi,
1. If the file exists in destination and it was not modified, it won't be backed up again.
2. If the file is modified (multiple criteria are used: date, size, CRC etc) it will be backed up.
3. Modified files will be automatically overwritten, no user input is required.
Just started using the product. Is there a way to have the backup files stored at the backup location in uncompressed mode with the same extensions as the original files, so they can be accessed directly using the programs associated with the extensions, instead of having to run Fbackup to restore a file then access it?
Thanks for any help.
Hi,
You can use the Mirror backup type.
It creates in destination an exact copy of the source files without zipping them.
I am confused. The resulting file from my backup operation seems to be called "Backup1.fkc" I don't see any of the original files in their original file format. When I try to open this file directly, Fbackup launches and I get the message y:\Backup1.fkc is not a valid backup job or group. It seems I have to run a restore using FBackup to get at the files. Is this the normal operation, or am I missing something?
Thanks again.
Hi,
To see the files, please open FBackup, go to View->Open Folder->Destination folder.
Near "Backup1.fkc" file, there should be a folder containing your backed up files.
The destination folder is greyed out.
Hi,
If the backup catalog was created, than also a zip file is created.
Please send us the file: "y:Backup1.fkc" to info[at]fbackup[dot]com
Dear Admin,
Many thanks for the post 3 weeks ago.
Cheers and enjoy.
A
Hi,
You are welcome.
Hi. I have a mirror backup set. I wanted to test FBackup was working so I added a new text file (file1.txt) and amended another text (file2.txt) in the folder I selected.
I started the backup for the 2nd time and found it created the new file (file1.txt) (as expected) but didn't overwrite file2.txt. I then tried amending file1.txt then running again. This time FBackup overwrote file1.txt but still file2.txt hasn't been updated. Is this a bug? I'm using version 4.6.
In additional to the last comment. I've just noticed the date modified flag of file2.txt gets updated everytime I run the backup. So FBackup knows the file has changed in the source, does something to the file that changes the date modified, but the actual contents of the file doe not get updated.
Everytime I run it generates the following in the log:
[23/04/2011 21:30:37] FBackup 4.6.250
[23/04/2011 21:30:37] Search for "Warning: " and "Error: " to locate warnings and errors in this log file
[23/04/2011 21:30:37] Starting backup for "Desktop" at 23/04/2011 21:30:37
[23/04/2011 21:30:37] Operating system: Windows Vista Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Processor[0] : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Processor[1] : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Processor[2] : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Processor[3] : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Physical memory (free/total) : 942 MB/3069 MB
Display (res/color/DPI) : 1920X1200/32 bit/96
System font (name/height/size/charset) : Segoe UI/-12/9/1
Admin/BkPriv/RePriv : True/False/False
IsWOW64 : False
Locale : English (United Kingdom)
[23/04/2011 21:30:37] Checking if the drives of the sources exist
[23/04/2011 21:30:38] Checking backup destination (External hard drive)
[23/04/2011 21:30:38] Creating the list of files to backup
[23/04/2011 21:30:38] Found file C:\Users\Graham\Desktop\file2.txt
[23/04/2011 21:30:39] Folders found to backup: 0
[23/04/2011 21:30:39] Files found to backup: 1 (0.03 KB)
[23/04/2011 21:30:39] Preparing shadow copy
[23/04/2011 21:30:39] Shadow copy created.
[23/04/2011 21:30:39] Added file C:\Users\Graham\Desktop\file2.txt
[23/04/2011 21:30:40] Saving backup catalog "C:\Users\Graham\AppData\Roaming\Softland\FBackup 4\fkcFiles\Desktop.fkc"
[23/04/2011 21:30:40] Remove excluded or deleted files from backup
[23/04/2011 21:30:42] Starting test on "Desktop" for backup number 14, the last backup number at 23/04/2011 21:30:42
[23/04/2011 21:30:42] F:\Backup\C\Users\Graham\Desktop\file2.txt OK
Test finished at 23/04/2011 21:30:43, 1 file(s) and 0 folder(s) tested, 0 error(s) and 0 warning(s) found
Total number of files added to backup: 1
Total number of folders added to backup: 0
Total size of files added to backup: 0.03 KB
Number of files excluded: 0
Number of folders excluded: 0
Next scheduled backup:
Backup completed at 23/04/2011 21:30:43 with 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
Hi,
We don't have such problems here.
Can you give us access to your computer?
Hi yes. What is your Windows Live ID?
Hi,
Please contact us by email and give us the TeamViewer ID and password.
The email is info[at]fbackup[dot]com.
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