File Backup
Newbie... trying to understand how Differential folder backup will perform:
I assume that if a subfolder or folder content is deleted in the source, then the differential backup result will be to delete the content in the backup (full+differential).
I am working to set up a number of folder backups and wondering if it is problematic to backup several source folders to a single (consolidated) backup folder.
If I schedule to have 3 source folders "f1", "f2", "f3" backup (differential) to one backup folder "f1-3", the first run will build the full backup folder with content from all 3 source folders. Then if I delete a subfolder in "f2" source, the next scheduled run will delete that subfolder in the differential so a restore will have that subfolder deleted?
1) What if I delete "f1"... what will the next scheduled run do?
2) What if I run a single (unscheduled) differential folder backup for "f3" to "f1-3"... will that delete "f1" and "f3" from "f1-3"?
I assume that if a subfolder or folder content is deleted in the source, then the differential backup result will be to delete the content in the backup (full+differential).
I am working to set up a number of folder backups and wondering if it is problematic to backup several source folders to a single (consolidated) backup folder.
If I schedule to have 3 source folders "f1", "f2", "f3" backup (differential) to one backup folder "f1-3", the first run will build the full backup folder with content from all 3 source folders. Then if I delete a subfolder in "f2" source, the next scheduled run will delete that subfolder in the differential so a restore will have that subfolder deleted?
1) What if I delete "f1"... what will the next scheduled run do?
2) What if I run a single (unscheduled) differential folder backup for "f3" to "f1-3"... will that delete "f1" and "f3" from "f1-3"?
Comments
Right now...1) If you delete f1, the backup may not run. Not really sure about that. 2) If you run a separate manual backup of f3, I don't think it will be saved or incorporated into your original backup scheme. I could be wrong on both of these but again, what are you trying to do?
Think I figured it out. I was trying to aggregate multiple files for backup which I have been able to do but just need to then not try to also back them up separately. No problem.