David Steele wrote:
> pgBackRest will validate all page checksums (including indexes, etc.) in the
> cluster during backup. Full backups check everything, incr/differential
> backups check only the files that have changed.
If a table or index file is of zero length when backed up, as in the
described case, nothing will be checked, right? I mean, there is
nothing externally indicating that the file ought to be of a different
size. Am I wrong? So Edson's situation here would not raise any red
flags.
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