RE: Subversion as a backup tool

We've _kind_ of done something like that... We have a bunch of Access databases on a shared network drive. Except now, we've shoved them into a repository, and unbeknownst to the users, they're now all working inside of a working copy. This insulates us from "I buggered up my database, help!" to at least a minor extent, as long as we remember to commit the WC every day or so, or get around to automating that.

Remember, though, that the WC holds a pristine copy of all files, which means its double the size of the versioned-content.

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: David [mailto:dvkeeney@gmail.com]
Sent: Sat 03/12/2005 13:41
To: users@tortoisesvn.tigris.org
Subject: Subversion as a backup tool
 
Does anybody have experience using subversion as a complete backup tool, for
backing up a whole machine, or at least a whole drive?

The branching and merging features are of no value (for this application),
and tagging is of modest value, but the diff'ing and economy of transfer
features are great, and the ability to get the latest version of _any_ file
from HEAD is wonderful, as is the no-easy-deletions policy.

I haven't tried this, yet, and suspect there may be unseen pitfalls, so
consequently I am interested in the experiences of anybody who has tried
this.

Thanks in advance
David Keeney

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