Summary
If maximum backups is set to 0 then new files are created each backup
Product
FileMaker Server
Version
12.03
Operating system version
OSX 10.7.5
Description of the issue
If I set the maximum number of backups to 0 then server seems to write new files even when they have not changed.
This is a pain as my reason for using this setting is for offsite backups and as a result all the files get sent each time even if I use a backup program that only sends changed files.
I had even structured the files so that the major unchanged data was all in one file. The system works just fine if I allow more than one copy but then the folder's names are changed with the date and my backup software will see them as new.
Expected result
Only changed files show with change date and time
Actual result
all files are dated with the backup
Workaround
Can't think of one
I'very happy about this feature, I was waiting for years for this!
- it does NOT create a time stamp
- it creates a single backup, won't create a set of ie 7 backup-files, it does NOT create a set
You're in the backup/schedules tab of the server setup, therefore it DOES create a backup, but no timestamps. You can create a schedule and then deactivate that schedule - You can still run this schedule without having to enable it
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