k_smith_000 wrote:

> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ann W. Harrison"
> <aharrison@i...> wrote:
>
>>
>>Don't bother sweeping a newly restored database. It's
>>already clean. And be careful of the -r switch, it
>>will overwrite an existing file.
>
> As far as I know gbak -g parameter stops garbage collection from
> running during backup, so even if I make restore after backup without
> garbage collection(gbak -b -g), I should perform sweep... (?)
>

Ah! Gbak gets only the most recent version of records that were
committed when it starts - it doesn't copy old versions, so there's
no need for a sweep.

Regards,


Ann