Switch backup versioning method with existing backup?
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:03 pm
I have one 120 TB disk array backed up using Syncovery as an "Exact Mirror" to another 120 TB disk array (working great!). At the moment, I have file versioning turned on with the option to keep timestamped older versions within the same file hierarchy as the latest version.
However, it occurred to me that if I switch this to "Recreate tree below one Older folder", then if my disk ever fails, I can just delete the "Older" folder in the backup, physically swap the backup array with the original, and just keep working!
My question is this: If I switch the versioning type to "Recreate tree below one Older folder", what will Syncovery do with existing older file versions?
I can think of some likely possibilities - will it:
1. Seamlessly move the existing older file versions to a separate "Older" folder? (this would be ideal)
2. Delete all existing older file versions, and moving forward store new file versions in a separate "Older" folder? (this would be ok)
3. Keep the existing older file versions, and moving forward store new file versions in a separate "Older" folder? (this would be a bit problematic)
I don't really want to just try it and find out, as it's a very large backup, and doing anything takes significant amount of time, disk IO, and network usage.
Thank you for any help anyone can offer!
However, it occurred to me that if I switch this to "Recreate tree below one Older folder", then if my disk ever fails, I can just delete the "Older" folder in the backup, physically swap the backup array with the original, and just keep working!
My question is this: If I switch the versioning type to "Recreate tree below one Older folder", what will Syncovery do with existing older file versions?
I can think of some likely possibilities - will it:
1. Seamlessly move the existing older file versions to a separate "Older" folder? (this would be ideal)
2. Delete all existing older file versions, and moving forward store new file versions in a separate "Older" folder? (this would be ok)
3. Keep the existing older file versions, and moving forward store new file versions in a separate "Older" folder? (this would be a bit problematic)
I don't really want to just try it and find out, as it's a very large backup, and doing anything takes significant amount of time, disk IO, and network usage.
Thank you for any help anyone can offer!