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Number   :  9181
Date     :  2004-11-10
Author   :  divadgnot
Subject  :  Xxclone Incremental Backup Slower in XP Than W2K
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As noted in my previous post, I'm delighted with the way Xxclone=20
operates on my laptops, so it's mostly out of curiosity that I'm=20
asking about the following difference between routine incremental=20
backups in W2k SP4 and Win XP SP2.=20=20

On the W2k machine, `Backup Option #2 (Incremental Backup)'=20
and `Backup Option #3 (Win Essential Files Only)' always copy the=20
following items:=20

C:\WINNT\$NtServicePackUninstall$\ and all its contents (over=20
100MB);=20
C:\WINNT\system32\dllcache\ and its contents (over 100MB);=20
28 directories like C:\WINNT\$NtUninstallKB820888$\ntfs.sys =96 each=20
referring to a previous Windows update.

Since these files seem not even to have been accessed since the=20
previous backup I'm curious why Xxclone wastes time doing it.

It only happens in W2k. Similar directories and files exist on the=20
XP laptop and they get copied by Backup Option #1, but not=20
by `Backup Option #2' or `Backup Option #3'.=20

David Tong.



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