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imthenachoman
Joined:: 2018-12-21
Posts:: 3

backup files on remote with monitored synchronization

2018-12-21 21:20

Is it possible to get WinSCP to make a backup of a file on a remote when doing syncing? For example, if a file that exists locally and on the remote is updated locally, then before WinSCP updates the remote file it would make a backup.

Let us say I had this:

local:
    /path/to/file.txt

remote:
    /path/to/file.txt

And I make an update to the file locally, then after the sync it should end up like this:

local:
    /path/to/file.txt

remote:
    /path/to/file.txt
    /path/to/file.txt.20181221032003.001

Or something like it....

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martin◆ Site Admin
Joined:: 2002-12-10
Posts:: 40,587
Location:: Prague, Czechia

Re: backup files on remote with monitored synchronization

2018-12-25

WinSCP can do something similar via its "Remote recycle bin" functionality. But for SFTP protocol only.
See https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_login_recycle_bin

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imthenachoman

2018-12-25 23:35

Thanks. Is it possible to recreate the folder structure in the recycle bin and/or use date/time in recycle bin folder so it'll create a new recycle bin folder for each day?

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martin◆ Site Admin

2018-12-27

imthenachoman wrote:

Thanks. Is it possible to recreate the folder structure in the recycle bin and/or use date/time in recycle bin folder so it'll create a new recycle bin folder for each day?

No, this is not supported.

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