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When doing transaction log backups, is it best practice to just keep appending to the same file or creating a new .trn file for each backup?

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Which RDBMS are you working with? By your transaction log backup file extension I'm guessing SQL Server..? – Thomas Stringer Feb 9 at 1:26

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I personally create a whole new NTFS file for each backup. Why? Because there is no chance of accidentally overwriting a backup (with init). A lost transaction log backup is crippling. In my opinion, the maintenance overhead of multiple backup devices/files is negligible.

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