FULL RECOMMENDED BACKUP METHOD

I did the following:
Logged out of both Skype accounts, quit both, and checked no Skype process running.
Copied everything from C:\Users\[my name]\AppData\Roaming\Skype to my external drive, including the main.db files for both accounts.
Uninstalled Skype.
Installed SkypeSetupFull.exe (not SkypeSetup.exe) from Download.com.
Copied everything back from my external drive to C:\Users\[my name]\AppData\Roaming\Skype, including the main.db files for both accounts.
Logged into both accounts again.
Is this all data?
Is it the optimal backup method?
Favorites doesn't have any contacts now.
I did have custom lists for contacts, but haven't now.
I don't see any call history or have anything under Recent Conversations.
Options are their defaults.
My unused credit isn't displayed top left next to my name, though it is in My Account.
This is the case for both accounts.
I installed Database Browser & DB Browser for SQLite, but wasn't technically-minded enough to know how to use them.
I've come across software that may help in future, but I thought Skype might have been designed to make the job easier than this.
I'd be really pleased if anyone could help. Replies to this might answer many other people's backup questions too.
Andrew.

56 views and no solution?! I'm amazed that Skype doesn't have Backup & Restore in the Options, or even tell us the optimal backup method.
Do moderators not even know the answer?
Andrew.

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Full OS backup and restoration

I have a Win 2012 R2 server installed on a Dell PE730 box. The box is highly critical and there are lot of configurations in that server that I want to create a full backup and incase of failure of the box, the backup should be useful to restore the box
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Hi,
You can use a full server backup to perform all types of recoveries, including system state and bare metal recoveries. We recommend this option. Then you could recover your server operating system or full server by using Windows Recovery Environment.
For more detailed information, you could refer to the articles below:
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https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx
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Backup schedule will not use faster backup method

Hello,
I am currently using Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2008 R2 to make a copy of our Exchange server. When I initially set the schedule it was configured to use the normal backup method, but after noticing that it was taking an exceedingly long time
I went into the Performance settings and selected the Faster backup option.
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ICloud full OS backup and TimeMachine

I normally backup with an external WD HD for Mac. Twice now have I bought two disks that went corrupt and I couldn't restore my backups.
Is there an iCloud or any other Cloud solution that provides a FULL OS backup (including Applications -- since sites lick Backblaze don't offer Application and App settings backups)? If so can any of them be integrated with TimeMachine?

Hi,
You can use a full server backup to perform all types of recoveries, including system state and bare metal recoveries. We recommend this option. Then you could recover your server operating system or full server by using Windows Recovery Environment.
For more detailed information, you could refer to the articles below:
Backing Up Your Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753528.aspx
Recover the Operating System or Full Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755163.aspx
Best Regards,
Mandy
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Recommended backup policy for 500 users company .

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We are planing for a new and effective backup policy for our organization. the total data size per data may be 5-7 GB and weekly 40-45 GB .need a suggestion how to schedule backup ( how many full,incremental or differential ) per day and per week . it will be very helpful if someone suggest an idea .....
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Andrew,
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How to Restore Full Offiline Backup using BRTOOLS from a Tape

Dear all,
I want to recover PRD Full Offline Backup using BRTOOLS from a tape in a new machine.
I have Install SAP in the new machine.
Now I want to restore the PRD Full Offiline Backup taken through BRTOOLs in tape in the new machine.
1. I have shutdown the SAP.
2. I have shutdown the database Oracle 10g.
3. I have inserted the backup tape
4. Through user ORASID I have executed BRTOOLS
I got the following options: -
BRTools main menu
1 = Instance management
2 - Space management
3 - Segment management
4 - Backup and database copy
5 - Restore and recovery
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7 - Database statistics
8 - Additional functions
9 - Exit program
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2 - Database point-in-time recovery
3 - Tablespace point-in-time recovery
4 - Whole database reset
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7 - Disaster recovery
8 - Reset program status
1. Now which option do I need to select and then what all other options do I need to select.
2. Whether the database should be a mount state or shutdown ?
Kindly help.

Dear Mark,
Thanks.
As suggested I tried both the options however face some difficulties please suggest
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BR0401I BRRESTORE 7.00 (32)
BR0405I Start of file restore: redhafeh.rsb 2010-05-22 11.55.55
BR0484I BRRESTORE log file: /oracle/DEV/sapbackup/redhafeh.rsb
BR0252E Function fopen() failed for '/oracle/DEV/sapbackup/bedflluv.fft' at location BrbLogRead-1
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BR0280I BRRESTORE time stamp: 2010-05-22 11.55.55
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2 - BRRECOVER profile (profile) ...... [initDEV.sap]
3 ~ BACKINT/Mount profile (parfile) .. []
4 - Database user/password (user) .... [/]
5 - Recovery interval (interval) ..... [30]
6 - Confirmation mode (confirm) ...... [yes]
7 - Scrolling line count (scroll) .... [20]
8 - Message language (language) ...... [E]
9 - BRRECOVER command line (command) . [-p initDEV.sap -t complete -i 30 -s 20 -l E]
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C
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1 = Check the status of database files
2 * Select database backup
3 * Restore data files
4 * Restore and apply incremental backup
5 * Restore and apply archivelog files
6 * Open database and post-processing
7 * Exit program
8 - Reset program status
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BR0662I Enter your choice:
C
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2 # Select database backup
3 # Restore data files
4 # Restore and apply incremental backup
5 # Restore and apply archivelog files
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Firefox stops responding immediately after startup. I've tried all the recommended troubleshooting methods and cannot figure out why.

I have tried all of the recommended troubleshooting methods but none of them seem to work. This issue began despite no change being made to Firefox, or my computer; it just spontaneously stopped responding after launch.
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Error while taking Full DB Backup

Hi,
We had Multiplexed the Archive Log File to default location(Flash Recovery Area) and log_archive_dest_1=/u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive
As too much of archive log's are generated we had removed the log_archive_dest_1.
We had scheduled full DB backup every sunday and incremental DB backup everyday(midnight) through OEM.
I am backing up all the archive log's and after each backup (incremental and full DB backup) we are deleting all Archive logs backed up.
The Full DB Backup failed as it is still trying to backup archive logs from log_archive_dest_1(/u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive)
Please find below the error log file generated after backup failed.
RMAN> backup device type disk format='/u02/backup/scheduled/Full-ARC_%d_%t_%s_%p' tag 'BACKUP_ORCL_000022_091608120501' archivelog all not backed up;
Starting backup at 16-SEP-08
current log archived
using channel ORA_DISK_1
using channel ORA_DISK_2
skipping archive log file */u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive*/1_8459_639421762.dbf; already backed on 01-SEP-08
skipping archive log file /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8460_639421762.dbf; already backed on 01-SEP-08
skipping archive log file /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8461_639421762.dbf; already backed on 01-SEP-08
skipping archive log file /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8462_639421762.dbf; already backed on 01-SEP-08
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trying alternate file for archivelog thread 1, sequence 8463
archived log /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8464_639421762.dbf not found or out of sync with catalog
trying alternate file for archivelog thread 1, sequence 8464
archived log /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8465_639421762.dbf not found or out of sync with catalog
trying alternate file for archivelog thread 1, sequence 8465
archived log /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8466_639421762.dbf not found or out of sync with catalog
trying alternate file for archivelog thread 1, sequence 8466
archived log /u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive/1_8467_639421762.dbf not found or out of sync with catalog
trying alternate file for archivelog thread 1, sequence 8467
Please suggest me the possible outcome
Thanks and Regards
Amith

Hi,
The Archive log's has occupied full Hard Disk space so i changed the status of DB to NoArchive Log mode and deleted all the archive files available at "/u02/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/archive" using OS command.
Now I changed the DB to Archive Log Mode and now using RMAN to delete All Archive files which are backed up.
backup incremental level 0 cumulative device type disk tag '%TAG' database include current controlfile;
backup device type disk tag '%TAG' archivelog all not backed up delete all input;
Thanks
Amith
Edited by: amith r on Sep 17, 2008 3:00 PM

How do I retrieve bookmarks and passwords from a Windows backup, after OS re-install?I have a full Windows backup of my machine, pre re-installl

I had to reinstall Vista 7 OS. I have a full Windows backup of my machine, prior to the re-installation. How do I retrieve the bookmarks and passwords from the backup? I understand they're stored in various files a ".default" folder in C:\users\username\appdata\roaming\mozilla\firefox\profiles. When I try restoring the folder, the files get skipped... When I try browsing for the individual files, I don't see them!

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("File restore in Windows7 is not designed to restore back applications. This is because the application state is spread across potentially multiple folders, files & registry. Windows7 file backup is not aware of where all the state is spread to be able to restore the entire application accurately as such information is internal to the application. Restoring application partially might corrupt the application and render the application unusable. So we do not allow restoring applications from file backup.
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How can I amke a full cold backup

Hi, I would like to make a full cold backup in command line mode and then recover it.How caI proceed?
Backup sets or image copy?
I have tried this but it didn't work, I made it after a normal dbstart.
connected to target database: ISCREAM (DBID=3415054131)
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2> as compressed backupset database;
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input datafile fno=00001 name=/home/oracle/oradata/iscream/system01.dbf
input datafile fno=00003 name=/home/oracle/oradata/iscream/sysaux01.dbf
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input datafile fno=00004 name=/home/oracle/oradata/iscream/users01.dbf
input datafile fno=00006 name=/home/oracle/oradata/iscream/tools.dbf
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 04/26/2006 10:22:33
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ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 52428800 bytes disk space from 5242880000 limit

You did fill up flash recovery area :
$ oerr ora 19809
19809, 00000, "limit exceeded for recovery files"
//*Cause: The limit for recovery files specified by the
//        DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE was exceeded.
//*Action:The error is accompanied by 19804. See message 19804 for further
//        details.
$ oerr ora 19804
19804, 00000, "cannot reclaim %s bytes disk space from %s limit"
// *Cause: Oracle cannot reclaim disk space of specified bytes from the
//         DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE limit.
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//          2) Consider changing RMAN retention policy.
//          3) Consider changing RMAN archivelog deletion policy.
//          4) Add disk space and increase DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST_SIZE.
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$

Backup method in Noarchive mode

Hi All,
I have one question regarding backup methods. I have my all database in Oracle11gR2 in Noarchive mode. I want to define some backup method but no idea which one is preferable in noarchive mode. Cold backup is again not possible. can I take tablespace/datafile backup ? Is there any other option which I can perform in Noarchive mode or temporarily put the database in Archive and perform the backup?
Please guide me.
Thanks...

user12115 wrote:
Hi All,
First of all thanks for your reply and suggestions. I have not lost the interest but reading and thinking on all your suggestion.
About expdp yes I think this is the only option I was thinking before post a question here. but as we know this is should not consider as a backup.
For Archive mode - this is R&D database and we have disk space issue if we can not put database in Archive mode.
For COld backup - again not possible because single database uses in different time zone so DB should be up and running almost all the time.I think the operative word there is "almost". How big is the database? How long does it take to shut it down, back it up, and bring it back up? Unless the database is really big (why would an r&d database be really big, unless r&d was specific to VLDB) you should be able to do the job during the guy's lunch break. Even for an r&d database, you might be able to justify noarchivelog, but you will really feel the pain if you get a physically corrupted database and all you have is an export.
>
The only one option which I am not aware is what about John speicified. John can you please suggest or forward me some link with some backup example for more details. this is really helpful to me. From your suggested link I understand this is possible but after put the database in suspend mode how do I copy the Tablespace/datafiles - just simple Linux cp command or some other options also?
Edited by: user12115 on Mar 5, 2013 5:08 AM
Edited by: user12115 on Mar 5, 2013 5:15 AM

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Bootcamp has made a mess of my HD and I'd rather not rely on existing backups but have plenty of space and could do a full disc backup as insurance.
I can then restore from TM in theory and solve the partition problems caused by BC.
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So, I admit it, I'm a Unix guy - it's one of the reasons OS X appealed to me in the first place. When I went to test my new external 320gb FireWire drive, I thought I'd make a full backup of my MacBookPro (10.4.11) using the tool I know best....tar. I mounted the drive and then did the backup from the command line:
cd /
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1) Am I using a whole lot more (17GB more!) disk than the Finder claims I am? OR
2) Is my 'tar' command saving files that don't really exist (like copies of virtual memory, etc.) that make it save 2x-3x as the actual data size would save as? OR
3) Is there some other explanation I'm not getting on this?
If #2, what's a tar command I could use to save the "real" system and data, but nothing else? Meaning, which directories/files do I need to exclude to save just the system and data I need to do a full restore, but no more?
Finally, besides the Backup app included with the OS, is there another tool/script I should be using to do a full system backup to my external drive?
thanks....and please scale the technical level of your answer to someone who programs in assembly language for fun. :}

You definitely need a backup program with a GUI for MacOSX. That's because of the bad news: MacOSX is not Unix. Open Darwin! Right...Apple, to my knowledge, never modified tar, cpio, dump, pax, ..., everything but 'ditto' for its augmented file system, with aliases, meta-data, 16-bit unicode fonts, resource forks, &c. All but 'ditto' will backup only Unix data in Unix files.
'Ditto' will archive HFS+ files, and can even strip architectures not needed from 'fat binaries', and use the BOM (bill of materials) to copy applications. What it does with aliases is unknown to me, but I believe it follows both soft & hard links to their sources (as tar does, I think), overwriting these if you try and restore from it. So, 'ditto' was clearly touched-up by Apple solely for creating archives, not backups.
I should examine the standard archives, like VersionTracker, for freeware from 'sourceforge'. I've never found an adequate backup applications; but I stopped looking some time ago. I just drag from Finder windows to archive, burning DVDs with 'Disk Utility'. That should work.
Note something really cute, however: a genuine tape backup released some years ago. The little mini-cartridges that fit in a digital VCR hold 20 to 30 GB! This little application was a real 'tar', sells for about $40, writes files twice, has various levels of compression, can follow aliases & links or not, and can be found on VersionTracker. After experience with quarter-inch cartridges, which were a nightmare, I distrust any tape drive that sells for less than $3000. But I've never had a VCR not playback! It's worth a look; and, what the ****, it's romantic.
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SAP Full Offline Backup Problem

Hi all,
I am a newbie to SAP.
I was attempting an Full Offline Backup through the DB13 transaction.
SAP is installed in a RHEL Cluster with Oracle DB 10gR2.
Because of Cluster Operation the Full Offline Backup is not performed successfully because when Oracle DB is shutdown during backup in the first node, the cluster automatically raises the service in the 2nd node and after copying files when the DB is tried to start on the first node it raises an error.
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Drini

No I want to schedule the offline backup to a regular intervals for example once a month
Can this cluster monitoring be scheduled automatically from SAP or can SAP notify Linux Cluster not to treat this as an "Oracle Down" situation but as a mainteinance in order not to start the Oracle to the other cluster node.
Best Regards,
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