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

From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Sun Dec 07 2003 - 11:17:49 PST


On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 02:07:25PM -0500, Peter Cameron wrote:
> 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.

temporary files and buffering would chatter the hard drive as well.
That's how I'd write it if I were doing it. Download the information
then commit to repository.

But I didn't write NCU, so that's not terribly important. (:

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