Newsgroups: microsoft.public.vstudio.sourcesafe
Date: 2002-08-19 22:35:56 PST

>It is recommended to backup the VSS database.
>What is the best procedure to do. Must I use the VSS
>Archive utility and eventually the restore utility to
>restore the db?
>If one speaks about backing up the VSS db do they actually
>mean using the archive utility ?
>What is de difference between back up and archive?

Archiving is more permanent than backing up. Use the archive functionality to deal with portions of the database. For backup purposes you can use normal backup programs. Backup the entire VSS directory tree and you're done.

Joe