-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Incremental Back-Ups

Let's see if I fully understand.  If I want an exact copy of my current My 
Documents folder I should delete the one in backups and then copy the 
current folder.  I am not sure this is necessary but it is good to know.  I 
did a little cleaning out of the saved greeting cards just to reduce 
clutter.  Those will be in my backup?
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:24 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Incremental Back-Ups


> If you are sure that you have no need for any of the older versions of the
> files you save in there, then it makes perfect sense.  In most cases, the
> method replaces files with the exact same 'version' as what is already
> there.  Only files that have been changed since the last 'backup' are
> affected and the only effect is that the old version has been replaced by
> the newer one.
>
> There IS one thing to consider, however.  If you delete a file you no 
> longer
> need from within the normal Docs folder, the 'old' version will still 
> remain
> in your backup.  It's not a big deal and can be thought of as a sort of
> safety net.  But if the file truly is worthless, you will still want to go
> into the backup and manually remove it there.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:12 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Incremental Back-Ups
>
>
>>I just did a current back up of My Documents by opening Windows Explorer,
>> right clicking on My Docs, dragging and dropping (copying) into my 
>> backup
>> folder on my external Drive F. (now named Storage).
>> I must confess I am still a bit uneasy doing this! Anyway it told me 
>> there
>> was already a folder there by that name and did I want to replace it.
>> This
>> was asked several times and I said yes to everything.
>> Did I do it right?  It seemed logical to do that rather than delete the
>> old
>> My Docs folder and then copy the current one.
>> Sandi
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