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Re: [Question #206477]: Does Duplicity check the validity of previous incrementals?

 

Question #206477 on Duplicity changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/206477

    Status: Open => Answered

edso proposed the following answer:
On 22.08.2012 06:30, justink wrote:
> New question #206477 on Duplicity:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/206477
> 
> Hi Guys
> 
> Just wonder does Duplicity check the validity of previous incrementals before doing an incremental?

no

> 
> Assuming I did 1 full backup, then 10 incrementals
> - Would the 11th incremental check that the first full and next 10 incrementals are all valid and OK before proceeding?

no

> 
> note: 
> * i read something abotu signatures in the man pages but not sure if that checks if the file is fine and restorable - or just it exists

exist for /verify/ runs, which you have to run explicitly

> * also hope support for amazon glacier comes to duplicity!
> 

you might want to start a feature request on 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/duplicity
headed 'Feature Request:'.
don't expect too much, the manpower behind duplicity currently sparsely adds up to one quarter of one sparetime manpower out of three regular contributors.


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