Differential backups?
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:50 pm
I asked a similar quesiton on an oother forum and only received replies telling me how I was using SVN incorrectly. So this time I'll try and make myself more clear.
I do not wish to use SVN I simply want to make backups at days end and have any changes merged with the previous backup, similar to what SVN offers but the reverse.
Ideally I would be able to extract revisions/changelogs from the backup much like it were a SVN repository.
Is there a way I can force SVN into doing this? svn import doesn't appear to merge with a diff...I believe I would have to check out a working copy and re-commit for changes to be merged.
I don't wish to use SVN for the simple purpose that my file structure changes frequently, enough that using SVN becomes a PITA, having to notify SVN each time I upload a new image or remove an old one or add a folder then maybe remove one, etc, etc, etc...
My code is very modular even at this level, so yes file changes happen frequently.
Ideally I want to keep my code on my Debian server as is and have SVN on my Windows machine which is where I store backups.
So I ask is there a differential backup tool for Windows or is there anyway I can force SVN into behaving this way?
I do not wish to use SVN I simply want to make backups at days end and have any changes merged with the previous backup, similar to what SVN offers but the reverse.
Ideally I would be able to extract revisions/changelogs from the backup much like it were a SVN repository.
Is there a way I can force SVN into doing this? svn import doesn't appear to merge with a diff...I believe I would have to check out a working copy and re-commit for changes to be merged.
I don't wish to use SVN for the simple purpose that my file structure changes frequently, enough that using SVN becomes a PITA, having to notify SVN each time I upload a new image or remove an old one or add a folder then maybe remove one, etc, etc, etc...
My code is very modular even at this level, so yes file changes happen frequently.
Ideally I want to keep my code on my Debian server as is and have SVN on my Windows machine which is where I store backups.
So I ask is there a differential backup tool for Windows or is there anyway I can force SVN into behaving this way?