Log file must reflect the number of backups made


Log file must reflect the number of backups made
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Hendrick99
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posted 13 January 2016 10:57 AM
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After restoring Windows from the last backup, I noticed that the logfile seems to be missing
from that last backup. I think this is due to the fact that the logfile is created after the backup
has concluded. So we now have the situation that the logfile does not reflect the actual status
on the backup disk.
Sorry if this is perhaps an old issue, but I thought it to be a good idea to bring this to your
attention.
 
Greetings from Amsterdam
 
Hendrick
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posted 13 January 2016 12:20 PM ANSWER
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Hi Hendrick

Thanks for posting. A disk image is created from a VSS 'point in time' snapshot that is created when the backup starts. The snapshot persist until the end of the backup and is used for the image data copy. There cannot be a log for the current backup in the snapshot because nothing has been copied at the time of snapshot creation.  If you want you logs to persist and be independent of system volume restores then you could change the folder C:\programdata\macrium\reflect' to be an NTFS  'Junction Point' pointing to a different volume. 

mkdir D:\ProgramData\macrium\reflect
robocopy /XJ /MIR "C:\ProgramData\Macrium\Reflect" "D:\ProgramData\macrium\reflect"
mklink /J "C:\ProgramData\macrium\reflect" "D:\ProgramData\macrium\reflect"


You would, of course, suffer the same problem if you restored an image of 'D:'

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posted 13 January 2016 1:17 PM
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This one perplexed me for awhile when I performed that RDR I posted about.  Then I felt silly that it took me so long to figure out. lol

Another option would be to copy the log file(s) before performing the backup and/or backing them up on a regular basis.  But there is no truly elegant solution.
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posted 14 January 2016 12:26 AM
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Hi Nick,
 
The actual restore went fine, because the externe HD contained all the right backup files,
plus the fact that the restore was done under control of a Win-PE USB stick. In that situation
no log files are present or needed.
I only noticed the missing log file the next day when checking a couple of things (not related
to this). I think I will accept your suggestion of moving certain files over to another partition.
Thank you for your time.
 
Hendrick 
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