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Number   :  3758
Date     :  2003-02-19
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: /M vs /BI
Size(KB) :  0



Joseph:

Good point. We always emphasized the time-saving aspect of
the incremental backup. But, yes, now I agree that there
is another important virtue that it saves space.

Well, I will really have to re-think how we approach the
incremental backup problem.

Kan Yabumoto
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At 2003-02-19 11:59, you wrote:
> > Since the whole idea of an "incremental backup"
>is to save time by skipping "the unchanged" files, to go
>and perform a "byte-by-byte" comparison simply defeats the
>original motivation. <
>
>Space, as well, actually. And if this is something that gets run, say, last
>thing you do before going home for the evening, you might not even care how
>long it takes, only how much space it occupies.
>
>Joseph Maddison
>Minneapolis, MN



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