Can I modify a backup??

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darkone2k4
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Post by darkone2k4 »

Hi!
Can i modify a backup??.

I need to delete some files and folders in the backup?
Is this possible??
thanks.


Adrian (Softland)
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Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,
If you modify or delete some files in backup, the backup won't be the same.

When restoring, FBackup will look for the exact files as they were backed up and stored in the backup catalog.

Do you know you can monitor your backups remotely with Backup4all Monitor? You can read more here: https://www.backup4all.com/backup4all-monitor.html

darkone2k4
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Post by darkone2k4 »

ok.
if the files and folders doesn't exist in the zip, but exist in the catalog, the restore does it work??


Adrian (Softland)
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Post by Adrian (Softland) »

hi,
No, the restore won't work.

Please note the backup catalog does not contain the files, but only information about the backed up files.

Do you know you can monitor your backups remotely with Backup4all Monitor? You can read more here: https://www.backup4all.com/backup4all-monitor.html

essex133
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Post by essex133 »

As you can now select whether to remove excluded or deleted from the backup, if you delete a file or folder from the source directory, it will automatically be deleted from the backup the next time you run it. So surely it makes no sense to delete certain files directly from a backup, if they are still in the source folder anyway!


fernman
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Post by fernman »

Still on the OP theme of "Can I modify a backup?", what if I want to ADD some files to a backup?

I'm a fairly new user of FBackup 4.6 and looking at the interface and at the wizard I can see no way of doing this, short of starting from scratch and creating a new backup that includes the additional files.


Adrian (Softland)
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Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,
@essex133: If you delete files from the backup destination, FBackup won't know that and it won't back up those files again, unless they are modified. FBackup will compare the source files with the information stored in catalog. It is supposed you don't manually delete your backup.
@fernman: Yes, you add files and folders to a backup by opening Backup Properties->Sources. Please note for the backup jobs created using a backup plugin, you cannot add new files. In such a case, you need to create a new backup job.

Do you know you can monitor your backups remotely with Backup4all Monitor? You can read more here: https://www.backup4all.com/backup4all-monitor.html

fernman
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Post by fernman »

Thank you, Admin. I'll give that a try.


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