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On Saturday 29 May 2010 11:01:39 Mick wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I run: |
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> rsync -a -l --delete -v /mnt/Business_dir /media/sdf1 |
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> to back up a directory from a PC to a USB stick. However, from a cursory |
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> look this *seems* to copy the complete directory (every time I run it) and |
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> overwrites the USB stick. Carrying on like this it will life-expire the |
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> USB stick in no time, plus it takes ages to complete as it copies over |
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> every single file again and again. |
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> Is there a cleverer option I can add to rsync so that it only copies new |
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> files, overwrites older versions of the same and only deletes any files or |
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> directories that have been deleted from the source directory? |
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What filesystem is on the disk? |
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If it's FAT, rsync will not benefit as FAT does not have any notion of the |
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metadata that is on the PCs disk |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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