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   From: Richard Asbridge    
   Subject: Re: Query - What do you use as a backup solution   
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   On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:04:19 +0000, Moog wrote:   
      
   > Richard Asbridge illuminated the devils arse on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:40:55   
   > +0000, by typing:   
   >    
   >> All of this may seem like a bit of a fuss but it is simple, it works and   
   >> I've successfully saved my ass with it a couple of times now. Ideally I'd   
   >> like a tape based system but simply can't afford the considerable cost of   
   >> both drive and media so I make do with a dump from one machine to the   
   >> other for a bit of redundancy.   
   >    
   > Brilliant. Cheers Richard. The scripts have been saved and modded.   
   >    
   > Any problems, I'll pester you again. ;-)   
   >   
      
   You may want to lengthen the time between full system backups. Only do   
   them very often if you have lots of changes/growth on your system. The   
   differentials obviously grow in size with the "difference" between the   
   last full backup and the current state of the system. Depending on disk   
   space available you may want to do a full back up once a month or even   
   less frequently. I'm currently running low on space on my data volume that   
   holds backups and I've recently moved from the usual monthly full backup   
   to a weekly one to save space.   
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