Re: [NTLK] How reliable is NCU via incramental backup?

From: Peter Cameron (pdwc_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: Sun Dec 07 2003 - 11:07:25 PST


on 07/12/03 12:52 PM, Dan at dan_at_dbdigitalweb.com wrote:
> Ahh, so it aborted half way through the backup?
    Yes.

> As for corrupting the backup, I thought that NCU only actually changed the
> backup file after everything was done?
    In this case the backup file was munged. I usually hear it writing to
the HD during backup, so I've always assumed it's making changes as it goes.

> no file will be in the backup folder as NCU didn't write anything
    I checked the times on my latest backup. The previous backup was moved
to the previous backups folder before the new backup file was created.

Peter

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