Server 2008 Backups

[DavidYoung]

The latest versions of BackupAssist work with Server 2008R2 Windows Backup, so you might just need to upgrade. Also, you can recover deleted files from Volume Shadow Copies by right clicking the folder> Properties >Previous Versions, find the date you want and click Open.

[enjay]

I don't have the absolute latest version of BackupAssist, so I'll update and see if the new one can do incremental backups.

As for the volume shadow copy, we have that enabled but I must confess I didn't realise you could use it on whole folders. If I restored a folder to Friday's copy, would it not also revert any changes I had made to other documents on Monday though?

[enjay]

Latest version of BackupAssist installed, and I still can't do incremental backups - the only option I have under Mode and Method is "automatic".

Also, I've just tried recovering a few files using Windows Server Backup, both old files and files created yesterday, and get the error message that the file wasn't found. The backup file size looks right to be a full backup, though.

[DavidYoung]

As for the volume shadow copy, we have that enabled but I must confess I didn't realise you could use it on whole folders. If I restored a folder to Friday's copy, would it not also revert any changes I had made to other documents on Monday though?

Yes, if you did a whole folder restore, but you can select the date and click open, which lets you browse the point-in-time folder contents.

Maybe BA only does full backups with Windows Backup, that's what I've used it for

[enjay]

Yes, if you did a whole folder restore, but you can select the date and click open, which lets you browse the point-in-time folder contents.

Now, I never knew you could do that, thanks @DavidYoung