Correct restore procedure
Sorry I've scoured the docs and can't find the answer. Thanks for looking.
Scenario A:
- A user works on data in their home directory each day. At 9pm each night their home directory is backed up.
- day 1 is saved to Jan1.archive, day 2's work is saved to Jan2.archive, etc.
- On day 366 the home directory is accidentally destroyed and a full restore is needed.
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How does one do a full restore of the home data with Borg? Does the person mount Jan1.archive and do a restore, then mount Jan2.archive, and do a restore, all the way up to Dec31? Or is there an easier way to do a full restore?
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While this method would restore all files, would it not also restore files that were deleted intentionally by the user throughout the year?
Scenario B:
- A user works on data in their home directory each day. At 9pm each night their home directory is backed up.
- day 1 is saved to Jan1archive, day 2's work is saved to Jan2archive, etc.
- After backup finishes, the previous day's backup is pruned (On Jan2, prune Jan1.)
- On day 366 the data source drive is accidentally destroyed and a full restore is needed.
- If a full restore were carried out from Dec31.archive, would it contain only data changed in the previous day(incremental)? Or would it contain everything they had in the home directory on Dec31?
Posted Apr 27, 2021, 10:40 PM UTC
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