[Box Backup] some probs with windows version
Per Thomsen
boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:09:50 -0800
On 1/13/05 2:04 AM, Ben Summers wrote:
>
> On 13 Jan 2005, at 01:27, Charles Lecklider wrote:
>
>> Per Thomsen wrote:
>>
>>> This is expected behaviour. The server keeps the old versions of the
>>> renamed directories around until they need to be deleted.
>>
>>
>> Except that Windows is case-insensitive; temp -> Temp shouldn't be
>> tracked as a rename.
>
>
> I think Per has mislead you. If it were renamed, the old version would
> "disappear" instantly, as the name would be changed on the server. The
> reason there are temp and Temp directories in the root is because a
> backup location called Temp was removed from the config file, and is
> waiting to be marked as deleted, and a new location called temp has
> just been added.
I'm sorry for my misstatement. I was wrong about the implications of
changing names of backup locations. I stand corrected.
Thanks,
Per
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