Doe the Memeo software do incremental backups?
I agree that L1C with its file compression takes a long time the first time
but after that since it only makes changes or additions it goes very fast
for me.
paula" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Od2oB84XIHA.4808@xxxxxx
| Quote: |  | |
|
> That I do not know Curious, but whatever scheme it uses perhaps Onecare
> could benefit from the same at least with my configuration anyway. Unless
> someone may know what is causing the difference in speed (some settings
> somewhere) I will cancel the backup in OneCare and stick with this new
> program. The new program is DRAMATICALLY speedier.
> paula
>
> "Curious" <spammenot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0CA29C5B-7FB8-4375-A2D3-FEF98E5F3A42@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
>> Does your Memeo software compress the files when it backs them up or does
>> it copy them
>> as is?
>>
>> "paula" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u54keD3XIHA.2268@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
>>> Stephen,
>>>
>>> You didn't seriously just ask me how do I know they both backed up the
>>> same files did you?
>>> The name of the other program is Memeo and it came with the external
>>> Seagate hard drive I just purchased. The reason I know what files are
>>> being backed up is because I set up what files I wanted backed up in
>>> each program.
>>> Does anyone else have a serious answer to my query?
>>> paula
>>>
>>> "StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:efcjp3ta45ehh3e3j7546pk3kg5ple91p9@xxxxxx
>>>> "paula" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Does the backup in OneCare take an unusually loooooooong period of time
>>>>>to
>>>>>finish in comparison to other backup programs? I just purchased an
>>>>>external
>>>>>drive that came with backup software and it backed up the same files as
>>>>>in
>>>>>OneCare in 1/4 the amount of time so now I am worried on both counts
>>>>>that
>>>>>one may not be accurate.
>>>>>TIA
>>>> What is the other backup program? How do you know that they both backed
>>>> up the
>>>> same things?
>>>> OneCare backs up files by type. It scans the entire drive for matching
>>>> types,
>>>> then creates archives and copies them to the destination. It can be a
>>>> little
>>>> more time consuming vs. other copy processes.
>>>> -steve
>>>> --
>>>> Stephen Boots sboots@xxxxxx
>>>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live
>>>> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
>>>> http://forums.microsoft.com/windowso....aspx?siteid=2
>>> | | | | | >> | | | | | > | |
| | |