Create a revision only when files changed

[superman]

I would like to schedule backups everyday.
So, i’ll get 365 revisions for a year.

Is there a way to create a new revision only when there is (really) a change in my data ?

[leerspace]

I don’t think so.

There is some existing discussion in this thread.

I think this post from that thread probably has the most compelling reason not to only create a revision if there’s a change.

Why add a revision when it is identical with the previous one?

If a new revision is only created if something changed and you have a repository with very static data, there would be a chance you reach the point where you prune the snapshots and then your backup will miss all the unchanged files until you run another backup. Sure chances are small you’ll need the backup in exactly this timeframe but if it happens you’ll have a very bad day. @iluke the way Duplicacy works now, the file is included in each of your revisions, so you can restore from the latest…