Hi,
Question : Draw back of using INIT option Vs taking the backup first and then deleting the older backup file (in particular SQL Server backup files)
There is a great debate in getting the disk space for backup and the backup options in our company.
We the DBA team are suggesting to take the backup without INIT option. i.e. taking the backup first and then removing the older backup files.
It has been asked that what is a draw back / disadvantage about overwriting the existing backup ?
Could someone shed some light in this regard... Thanks in advance.