I've been trying to get my photo storage organized better. I found a program that works well, except that I didn't use it correctly and so I ended up with multiples of my photos. No problem I figured, I had made sure to run a backup prior to running the organization software on 12/1. When I restored to my previous files using hyperbackup, it did indeed restore my photos, but it did not remove any of the files that had been created in the backed up folder since the backup. Meaning, I have files that were created by the organization software on 12/6 that were not removed when I restored the 12/1 backup. Is this how hyperbackup is supposed to function? I assumed that it would remove all the new files and restore the old files.
Also, my NAS is currently bogged down indexing and creating thumbnails for all these pics. I plan on running the organization software again once I get the backup situation sorted out, so I assume there's no reason to waste further time indexing if they are all going to get sorted to new locations again anyways?
To further clarify the backup mess, I think that I basically have 2 complete copies of my photos: one original poorly organized copy, and the 2nd poorly sorted copy that I was planning on removing with the backup. I want to make sure that I can actually remove the 2nd poorly sorted copy.
Also, my NAS is currently bogged down indexing and creating thumbnails for all these pics. I plan on running the organization software again once I get the backup situation sorted out, so I assume there's no reason to waste further time indexing if they are all going to get sorted to new locations again anyways?
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To further clarify the backup mess, I think that I basically have 2 complete copies of my photos: one original poorly organized copy, and the 2nd poorly sorted copy that I was planning on removing with the backup. I want to make sure that I can actually remove the 2nd poorly sorted copy.