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"CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC)" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Pardon me if I am wrong, I thought the only reason for the database to be in
> archive log mode is so that I can recover the database up to the time when
> the database crushes.
>
You are right except for ONLY. Another reason is the desire to take hot backups (although indeed both reasons are usually linked).
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