Windows Backup / DrivePool

[rbutler81]

Hi guys, quick question.

 

I have a DrivePool with certain folders duplicated (not the whole pool). Those folders that are duplicated, I also want to backup with Windows Backup to another drive.

This doesn't seem to be possible as I've read somewhere that VSS is not compatible with DrivePool.

 

The reason I want to use Windows Backup is for file versioning / restoring. Having the files duplicated via DrivePool is great for disk failures, but what if something gets deleted accidentally? Or I want to go back to an earlier version of a file? Windows Backup handles those cases just fine.. which is why I'd like to use it. DrivePool isn't really protecting me from accidental deletion.

 

See attached screen shot of the error I received while attempting to do the first Windows Backup of the folders in my pool.

 

If Windows Backup isn't an option to accomplish what I want, does anyone have any suggestions for 3rd party software that can handle file versioning restore points / restore from deletion in conjunction with DrivePool?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Spider99]

hmm tricky - i was going to recommend Veeam but IIRC that uses VSS as well

 

Try SyncBackPro - expert mode it does versioning - used it on and off for years

 

check the free version it may do versioning as well

[rbutler81]

Yeah, I've used SyncBackPro in the past.

I just found a small deletion protection / file versioning program called AutoVer.

It's freeware, runs as a service and seems to be very lightweight.

 

I'll use that for now and see how it goes.

[Umfriend]

What OS are you running? I do use Windows Server Backup and that _can_ work provided you backup the underlying HDDs/Partitions/Volumes. And yes, barring some special circumstances or Stablebit implementing Strings/Groups, that likely means you'll be backing up duplicates if they are in the Pool.

[rbutler81]

It's Windows 7.

My solution with AutoVer has been working for me.

 

Has the idea to include versioning to the DrivePool been considered as a built-in feature? Either the whole pool or certain files / folders.

This could be handy... especially if the versioning can take place on a disk that's not included in the DrivePool.

 

Just a thought...

[Christopher (Drashna)]

Has the idea to include versioning to the DrivePool been considered as a built-in feature? Either the whole pool or certain files / folders.

This could be handy... especially if the versioning can take place on a disk that's not included in the DrivePool.

 

Just a thought...

 

 

Well the built in versioning (Previous Versions) depends on VSS, which is not supported on the pool. 

 

Additionally, in my experience, Previous versions are notoriously unreliable.  Adding a lot of data, defragging or even running a CHKDSK pass will cause it to dump the snapshots. 

 

 

As for providing a different method for versioning? It's been brought up before, but it's not really a simple thing to implement.