Can rsync back up an NTFS using a Windows 10 kernel? So far I've had good luck backing up NTFS filesystems on a dual boot system when booted into Linux, but not when booted into Windows.
I've been bitten in the past by /usr/bin/find (for EG) having problems with Windows junctions over sshfs. The problem appears to be that Windows' sftp-server doesn't map junctions to directory symlinks; instead, it treats junctions as just another directory, which leads to backup and find problems (both, individually) because of a directory loop: eventually they complain about a too-deep recursion. I heard that rsync (in some form, I know not which one) can skip junctions, so perhaps I could use an rsync wrapper for backing up Windows machines? I heard that at https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/kr9z2t/any_way_to_make_rsync_follow_junctions_on_ntfs/ I'd prefer to use rsync over ssh, but I perhaps could tunnel the rsyncd protocol over ssh if it becomes necessary - that is, if it's likely to help. Any suggestions? Any guesses which rsync implementation, if any, is able to treat junctions as symlinks or similar? Thanks!
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