Can someone confirm that it is reasonable to expect that when I use a 3rd party backup solution that I should be able to recover;
- File & Folder permissions, either to original or alternate location? (To a system that is a member of the domain where the permissions are from)
- File & Folder metadata, eg create date and modified dates.
I have tested with the built-in Windows backup and this is working and I do know from a few years ago my previous backup solution would as well.
Am I wrong to expect in this example, say you are retiring an old file server and want ot migrate all exist data to a new file server. You should be able to backup/restore an exact copy of that data along with all custom permissions and file time stamps to a new server?
Another example would be in a disaster recovery, where you have to restore all your data to a new file server.
Your comments and clarifications are appreciated.
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