Nando Dessena wrote:

>
> A> If you can shut off updates for the duration of the
> A> copy, you'll be ok.
>
> I wouldn't be sure about that. Perhaps the FS cache might play tricks?

Right - without forced writes, you don't know when the write
will occur. And of course, even with forced writes, some disk
controllers add their own caching, which could also cause a
problem. Backup is a better choice.


Regards,


Ann