I have a question about SyncBackPro differential backups. I know they are capable of restoring new and modified files. What I haven’t been able to determine is whether they can be used to restore a directory to the state at a time a differential is taken with respect to files that have been deleted on the source.
To illustrate what I’m trying to understand, consider this example. A resync (full) backup of a directory is performed on Monday. After the full backup, a file (let’s call is ‘x’) in the directory is deleted intentionally. This is followed by a differential backup on Tuesday.
Let’s further assume that something happens to the directory after the Tuesday differential, requiring a restore. What I want to be able to do is restore the directory to its state at the time the Tuesday differential (which is to say that the file ‘x’ should not be restored because it was not present during the Tuesday differential).
I have been unable to find a way to do this with SyncBackPro differential backups. Is this possible? If so, what is necessary to accomplish this during a restore? If it isn’t possible with differential backups, is there another way? Note: cycling through a set of full backups isn’t desirable/practical due to the number of files and their aggregate size.
To illustrate what I’m trying to understand, consider this example. A resync (full) backup of a directory is performed on Monday. After the full backup, a file (let’s call is ‘x’) in the directory is deleted intentionally. This is followed by a differential backup on Tuesday.
Let’s further assume that something happens to the directory after the Tuesday differential, requiring a restore. What I want to be able to do is restore the directory to its state at the time the Tuesday differential (which is to say that the file ‘x’ should not be restored because it was not present during the Tuesday differential).
I have been unable to find a way to do this with SyncBackPro differential backups. Is this possible? If so, what is necessary to accomplish this during a restore? If it isn’t possible with differential backups, is there another way? Note: cycling through a set of full backups isn’t desirable/practical due to the number of files and their aggregate size.