Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Renamed directories

When you rename a directory, a full backup is performed on all subdirectories and files of the renamed directory.

If you then rename the directory back to its original name, then files and subdirectories of the directory are not eligible for backup until the files or subdirectories are updated or the next full backup occurs.

You can change this default behavior by clearing the Backup renamed directories checkbox on the General tab of the Client Properties dialog box for a Client resource. You must select View > Diagnostic Mode in the Administration interface to access the Backup renamed directories attribute in the Client Properties dialog box.

When you clear the Backup renamed directories checkbox for a Client resource, unchanged files and folders under the renamed directory are skipped during a non-full backup. This behavior can cause unexpected results during a recovery operation. If you try to recover data under a renamed directory from a date between the time that the directory was renamed and the next full backup, it may appear that data is missing. For that recovery period, any files or folders that were unchanged do not appear under the renamed directory. Instead, they appear under the previous directory name.

You must leave the Backup renamed directories checkbox selected for clients that perform synthetic full backups.