Preserving "first version"

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Xyzzy
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Preserving "first version"

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Hello,

Is this possible to set up b4all to always keep first version ("original") of a file. So for example 1st version and two last versions are kept?

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Preserving "first version"

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Hi,

Yes, you can set Backup4all to keep 3 file versions, in Backup Properties->Type->Storage. Set the "Limit file versions to" 3.
The first full backup will include the first file version and it will not be altered when older versions of the files are deleted. The full will remain intact as it is the base backup.

Xyzzy
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Re: Preserving "first version"

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If I set up daily incremental backup keeping 3 file versions, 1st run on Monday and a file added on Tuesday and changed every day - will I have original version of the added file next Monday?

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Preserving "first version"

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Hi,

Yes, because the first full backup is not merged with other backups.

Xyzzy
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Re: Preserving "first version"

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But the file added on Tuesday, when 1st backup was done on Monday, will not be in the first full backup, right? On Friday its 4th version would be created and backed up - will 1st version from Tuesday be preserved in such a case?

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Preserving "first version"

Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,

In such a case, if the file was first added after the full backup, its first version will not be preserved. If the backup containing the file will be merged with another backup containing a newer version of the same file, only the newest version will remain.

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