Rob writes:
> I just noticed the $Conf{IncrLevels} setting. I'm using rsync and
> rsyncd as my transport, and I'd like to minimize my network usage since
> I'm backing up over the internet. I don't care about disk or cpu usage.
>
> Does setting:
> $Conf{IncrLevels} = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
> do anything to reduce my network usage? Or does rsync and the pooling
> mechanism already take care of that "behind the scenes".
Yes, it will reduce the network usage. In 3.x each incremental depends
on the backup of the next lower level, so this means a new file that
appears after the last full will only be transferred once.
Craig
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