> > > > You should be able to tell backuppc to make fulls as often as > > you want. The only downside with rsync is the extra time > > it takes to do the full block checksum compare on existing > > files. > > Is it really the only downside of full backups? > > Doesn't a full backup mean that *everything* will be transferred again?
with tar, yes. with rsync, no -- rsync only recompares checksums. > Does the full rsync backup in BackupPC transfer only changes (compared > to the last full backup), or maybe it transfers everything? it ignores any hints that are used during incrementals (dates, modes, etc), and transfers everything that isn't already available in the pool. the result is the same as if it transferred everything. paul =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 34.7 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
