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    WHS needs to be more flexible with automated backups. For instance, while my office computer needs daily backups, my laptop only needs weekly backups, while yet another computer needs daily incremental backups. Are more options for automated backups being considered for inclusion in an update somtime in the near future?

    archivist49
    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:14 PM

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    Windows Home Server uses a storage technology in the backup database which is similar to single instance storage, except at the data cluster level. Only clusters which have changed since the last backup will be written into the database, which is similar in concept to a traditional "incremental" backup. The same technology results in dramatic disk space savings. As an example, my entire backup database is under 500 GB in size, and it's backing up 4 computers every night. So there's really no need for the traditional complete/differential/incremental backup options.

    For more information about the backup feature, see the Home Computer Backup and Restore technical brief.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:44 PM
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    Windows Home Server uses a storage technology in the backup database which is similar to single instance storage, except at the data cluster level. Only clusters which have changed since the last backup will be written into the database, which is similar in concept to a traditional "incremental" backup. The same technology results in dramatic disk space savings. As an example, my entire backup database is under 500 GB in size, and it's backing up 4 computers every night. So there's really no need for the traditional complete/differential/incremental backup options.

    For more information about the backup feature, see the Home Computer Backup and Restore technical brief.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:44 PM
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    That makes total sense, which now makes me question whether or not I should remove my laptop as one of the computers managed by WHS. I use it during the work week, and connect it to the server on Saturday, but not always that consistently. So I must stare at a yellow or red icon for much of the time on my home office computer until the laptop is backed up. Thanks for the information!
    archivist49
    Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:32 PM