Re: Merge incremental backup into full

Reiner Jung via Bacula-devel <[email protected]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:05:28 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.bacula.devel
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You will create a V=46 and leave some incremental backup out of the V=46=3F=
 This will be funny when you want restore ...

> On Montag, M=C3=A4rz 23, 2026 at 10:54 AM, Marcin Haba <ganiuszka=40gma=
il.com (mailto:ganiuszka=40gmail.com)> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 at 09:39, =D0=9E=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B3 =D0=93=D1=80=D0=B8=
=D0=B3=D0=BE=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1=81 <o.grigonis=40baum.ru> wrote:
> >
> > Hello. I need to merge one incremental backup into a full backup from=
 a chain of incremental backups. I couldn't find any built-in functionali=
ty in bacula, except for Virtual=46ull (which merges the entire backup ch=
ain into a new full backup, which isn't suitable for our needs).
>
> Hello =D0=9E=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B3,
>
> You do not need to merge the entire backup chain in Virtual=46ull.
> Starting from Bacula 7.0 there is a function to select jobids that
> will be consolidated.
>
> https://www.bacula.org/7.0.x-manuals/en/main/New=5F=46eatures=5Fin=5F7=5F=
0=5F0.html=23SECTION00319000000000000000
>
> Is this what you are looking for=3F
>
> Best regards,
> Marcin Haba (gani)
>
>
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vetica;color:=23000000;font-size:13px;=22><div id=3D=22CanaryBody=22 dir=3D=
=22auto=22> <div> You will create a V=46 and leave some incremental backu=
p out of the V=46=3F This will be funny when you want restore ...</div> <=
div><br></div> </div> <div id=3D=22CanarySig=22> <div> <div><br></div><di=
v><br></div> </div> </div> <div id=3D=22CanaryDropbox=22> </div> <blockqu=
ote id=3D=22CanaryBlockquote=22> <div> <div>On Montag, M=C3=A4rz 23, 2026=
 at 10:54 AM, Marcin Haba &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:ganiuszka=40gmail.com=22=
>ganiuszka=40gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div> <div>On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 =
at 09:39, =D0=9E=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B3 =D0=93=D1=80=D0=B8=D0=B3=D0=BE=D0=BD=D0=
=B8=D1=81 &lt;o.grigonis=40baum.ru&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D=22ci=
te=22><br>Hello. I need to merge one incremental backup into a full backu=
p from a chain of incremental backups. I couldn't find any built-in funct=
ionality in bacula, except for Virtual=46ull (which merges the entire bac=
kup chain into a new full backup, which isn't suitable for our needs).<br=
></blockquote><br>Hello =D0=9E=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B3,<br><br>You do not need =
to merge the entire backup chain in Virtual=46ull.<br>Starting from Bacul=
a 7.0 there is a function to select jobids that<br>will be consolidated.<=
br><br>https://www.bacula.org/7.0.x-manuals/en/main/New=5F=46eatures=5Fin=
=5F7=5F0=5F0.html=23SECTION00319000000000000000<br><br>Is this what you a=
re looking for=3F<br><br>Best regards,<br>Marcin Haba (gani)<br><br><br>=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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