they are file based backups and not snapshot backups. from: http://www.linode.com/backups/ http://www.linode.com/backups/ Files that have been modified, but a

they are file based backups and not snapshot backups. from: http://www.linode.com/backups/ http://www.linode.com/backups/ Files that have been modified, but are the same length and without any metadata changes (like mtime) will not be considered "changed" during a subsequent incremental backup. Currently, only ext2/3 volumes can be backed up (this limitation may be removed in an upcoming release). ACLs and extended attributes are NOT tracked. The slice version is: http://www.slicehost.com/questions/#backups http://www.slicehost.com/questions/#backups