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Re: links broken during a backup (not restore), need more info on how they work to fix & file bug with vendor
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 20:52:29 -0400
- Subject: Re: links broken during a backup (not restore), need more info on how they work to fix & file bug with vendor
- References: <20080516230238.49311BE4078@ws1-9.us4.outblaze.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 06:02:38PM -0500, vapid vapid wrote:
>> >Just tell them that a backup program has no business clearing "read-only"
>> >and "system" attributes on any files.
>>
>> I would actually expect that they probably are just reading the .lnk
>> information and ignoring the cygwin bits. Even if they preserve the
>> read-onlyness of the .lnk file, unless they preserve the file in its
>> entirety it won't be recognized.
>
>My issue was that they messed up my disk __during the backup__. I would
>be more understanding if it was during the restore. There's no reason
>for a backup program to modify my harddisk (unless it's keeping status
>in its config/log directory). It should treat my disk as a read
>only device.
That's for sure. That really seems like a bug.
cgf
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