Back up utuility

[bh]

I am doing a daily scheduled back up of data (not system
recovery stuff)- the selection is normal, incremental,
differental, copy and daily. I just want to make sure
that what ever gets modified, changed or added gets
updated on a daily basis.


What is the best option?


thanks
bh

 

[Austin M. Horst]

Use either Incremental or Normal.

Incremental backup:

An incremental backup backs up only those files created or
changed since the last normal or incremental backup. It
marks files as having been backed up (in other words, the
archive attribute is cleared). If you use a combination of
normal and incremental backups, you will need to have the
last normal backup set as well as all incremental backup
sets in order to restore your data.


Normal backup:

A normal backup copies all selected files and marks each
file as having been backed up (in other words, the archive
attribute is cleared). With normal backups, you need only
the most recent copy of the backup file or tape to restore
all of the files. You usually perform a normal backup the
first time you create a backup set.


Austin M. Horst