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Re: [Question #236750]: practical limit on the number of incrementals?

 

The practical limit is risk.  You can increase the number of file
descriptors to handle long chains, but you'll have increasing overhead on
each link of the chain.  Plus, any error in storage and the chain will
break.


On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:41 PM, gliptak <
question236750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> New question #236750 on Duplicity:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/236750
>
> Is there a practical limit on the number of incrementals between full
> backups? Can full backups be taken a year apart (with incrementals between
> them)? Thanks
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