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On 07/06/2011 05:46, Alan Meyer wrote:
> On 06/06/2011 07:57 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> ...
>> pretty sure you need the whole tree, or at least a node and the last
>> leaf.
>
> I would have thought so.
>
> Hopefully someone here has done this and can give me details.
>
> Thanks for responding.
>
> Alan
>

Whatever you decide, don't forget to try a restore to a different 
machine.  You'll soon find out if you've got all the right files in the 
backup.

(There are many systems administrators who believe they have a fast and 
efficient backup system - right up to the point when they have to try 
and do a restore.)