Settings Backup v Image Backup Vix 2.4

[sledge121]

I just did a settings backup and an image backup to HDD, the settings backup (which I believe is /etc) is 7.2MB and the image backup which I presumed was an image of the whole install) is 4K, both backups were succesful, why do I see these sizes.

I was hoping to flash my mates box to the same versions and restore my image backup so he had all the settings which would save me time (the one priceless thing we can never get back)

Thanks
Sledge

[Rob van der Does]

The size of a settingsbackup (containing much more than /etc) depends on your settings. But 7.2 MB is indeed extreme (mine are <2MB).
And an image backup should be 45-65MB

[sledge121]

This was me being dumb, I thought I was looking at the image file but it was a directory, doh!