If the option to "Ignore reparse points in directories" in Tools: Options: Engine is un-checked, what should the behavior be?
Should Reflector copy the content those reparse points reference as normal files and folder? Or should it copy them as reparse points? And if it copies them as reparse points, are there some possible ramifications of that? Like, will the reparse point in the backup point to the live data?
I'm not that familiar with reparse points. I think junctions may be a type of reparse point and I think they may be a feature specific to NTFS. I'm not sure what all can be done with them, but I see the newer Windows Store / "Modern" apps seem to use them for "Application Aliases".
Currently I'm using the default behavior of ignoring them and I'd really like to get the daily messages about ignoring them out of the log so I can spot any errors, if they ever crop up.
Thanks in advance for insights! And a special thanks to Luis for the extraordinary gifts of Backup and Reflector and the many years of support!
Should Reflector copy the content those reparse points reference as normal files and folder? Or should it copy them as reparse points? And if it copies them as reparse points, are there some possible ramifications of that? Like, will the reparse point in the backup point to the live data?
I'm not that familiar with reparse points. I think junctions may be a type of reparse point and I think they may be a feature specific to NTFS. I'm not sure what all can be done with them, but I see the newer Windows Store / "Modern" apps seem to use them for "Application Aliases".
Currently I'm using the default behavior of ignoring them and I'd really like to get the daily messages about ignoring them out of the log so I can spot any errors, if they ever crop up.
Thanks in advance for insights! And a special thanks to Luis for the extraordinary gifts of Backup and Reflector and the many years of support!
Statistics: Posted by Beeker — 25 Feb 2023, 04:13