Re: [Duplicity-talk] Do I need to upgrade from v0.6.01 to latest version?

[edgar . soldin]

On 07.11.2012 05:03, howard chen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 11:44 PM, <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     On 06.11.2012 16:13, howard chen wrote:
>     i see your point. please check the changelog about tackled bugs/issues. 
> that what it's there for. afair there was a bigger issue before 0.6.14.
> 
>     eventually: data safety should be your personal concern first and 
> foremost. hence, do you verify your backups periodically to make sure there 
> are still intact? even if there's a bug, the duplicity verify routine will 
> most probably tell you that your backup got corrupted.
> 
> 
> Actually I am fine to upgrade but my biggest concern is: when upgrading, will 
> it break my existing working backup? 
> The compatibility is hard to find in the changelog...
> 
> Anyway, thanks.

did you read the mail i sent earlier? see below. .. ede/duply.net

> Sent on: 6.Nov 2012
> Be aware, although minor versions should be compatible, it is not guaranteed 
> that 0.6.20 (latest) actually flawlessly restores your 0.6.01 backups.
> 
> I'd advise you to keep a copy of 0.6.01 around until you don't need your 
> 0.6.01 created backups anymore but use the latest from now on. Star with 
> creating a new repository and a new full backup. I described how to install 
> several duplicitys from tgz in parallel. See under section TIP.
> http://duply.net/?title=Duply-documentation