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Subject:	Re: links broken during a backup (not restore), need more info on how they work to fix & file bug with vendor
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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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