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<h2 class="style2">Mirroring</h2>
<p>This question has been featured in the FAQ since forever,
but people keep asking the same thing over and over again: "I want
to make a backup of a directory. I delete some file on the original
directory, but the program doesn't delete it from the destination".
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<p>Well, let me tell you: <span class="style1">A
BACKUP PROGRAM IS NOT A MIRRORING PROGRAM</span>. And this
is a very dangerous feature to add for a backup program.</p>
<p>A backup is a ONE WAY copy. If you delete a file
as a mistake or if a virus destroy your data, you will EXPECT to
find your files in the destination.<font color="#FF00FF"> </font>
<span class="style1">If you
implement a mirror, you'll find NOTHING there!</span></p>
<p>A mirror is just a TWO-WAY copy and is perfect
for other things, like maintaining two synchronized copies of some
folder, but this doesn't fit in a backup program.</p>
<p class="style1">Please DON'T write me
about adding this "feature" to the program because I'll just ignore
your letter. </p>
<p>BTW, if you really, really wnat to implement this, there are some
ways to get a mirror-like reult: please consult the
<a href="faq_en.htm">FAQ</a>.</p>
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