Verify for backup
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 16:03
Firstly, thank you for implementing verification for backup. With regard to the implementation, I have a few questions:
- according to Configuration > File Operations > Background processing > Apply to, backup can't yet be backgrounded. Since XYcopy.exe isn't running when doing a backup, that's obviously still the case. Given that my backup job can last 15 minutes or more, that's slightly unfortunate as it more or less blocks XYplorer. If I'm not mistaken, this is because backup offers additional functionality which the Windows shell file functions can't provide on their own?
- on a related note, backup jobs *are* listed in the Background Jobs window even though they aren't backgrounded?
- neither the Status Bar nor the Background Jobs window show the result of verification. I realise that success is implied by the absence of error messages, but it would give more confidence if both would explicitly state verification success;
- in terms of feedback during backup in the Status Bar, I'd like to see both a display of number / total (e.g. 1 / 5) as well as different messages for the actual backup operation as well as the verify stage (i.e. something like "Backing up test.zip", followed by "Verifying test.zip". A progress indicator during individual stages would be even nicer but probably not feasible performance-wise. Given that XYplorer blocks during non-backgrounded backup, the additional feedback gives more confidence that XYplorer is doing what it should.
Finally, the verification functionality was originally scheduled to be part of XYcopy 2.0. In terms of roadmap and ETA, that's being rescheduled or even cancelled?
- according to Configuration > File Operations > Background processing > Apply to, backup can't yet be backgrounded. Since XYcopy.exe isn't running when doing a backup, that's obviously still the case. Given that my backup job can last 15 minutes or more, that's slightly unfortunate as it more or less blocks XYplorer. If I'm not mistaken, this is because backup offers additional functionality which the Windows shell file functions can't provide on their own?
- on a related note, backup jobs *are* listed in the Background Jobs window even though they aren't backgrounded?
- neither the Status Bar nor the Background Jobs window show the result of verification. I realise that success is implied by the absence of error messages, but it would give more confidence if both would explicitly state verification success;
- in terms of feedback during backup in the Status Bar, I'd like to see both a display of number / total (e.g. 1 / 5) as well as different messages for the actual backup operation as well as the verify stage (i.e. something like "Backing up test.zip", followed by "Verifying test.zip". A progress indicator during individual stages would be even nicer but probably not feasible performance-wise. Given that XYplorer blocks during non-backgrounded backup, the additional feedback gives more confidence that XYplorer is doing what it should.
Finally, the verification functionality was originally scheduled to be part of XYcopy 2.0. In terms of roadmap and ETA, that's being rescheduled or even cancelled?
. Personally, I'd still like it but as the one fool at the moment...