Conference decwet::networker

507.0. "How are deleted files handled during restores" by SANITY::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Wed Mar 19 1997 21:03

    Hi
    
    I have some questions about deleted files that weren't answered by a
    read of the documentation.
    
    If I:
    o do a full backup of a disk
    o after the full backup, delete a file
    o after the file deletion, run another backup of any level
    o after the backup, restore the disk
    
    1. If I use Recover, is that deleted file put back on disk (I think
    it isn't, because the the index file updated by the second backup will
    note the fact that the file isn't there)?
    
    2. If I use Save Set Recover, is that deleted file put back on disk (I
    think yes)?
    
    3.  If I use Save Set Consolidation, is that deleted file put back on
    disk?
    
    I'm concerned that, when a restore is done, unwanted, deleted files
    will be put back on disk.
    
    Thanks!
    tl

	For normal restores the disk is put back to the state it
	was in at 'browse time'.  This is true for both standard
	saves and save set consolidation.  The only way you will 
	get the deleted file is to change the browse time back to
	when the file still existed.

	Save set recover will restore all files, so yes you will
	get back files that have been deleted since the full backup
	used as a base for the recovery.  That's one reason it is
	faster, it can just dump the data without any selection.

    Thanks, Roger.  It's clear now.
    
    tl