Rich Rauenzahn wrote:
>
> Rob Owens wrote:
>> My understanding is that with tar and smb, all files are downloaded (and
>> then discarded if they're already in the pool). Rsync is smart enough,
>> though, not to download files already in the pool.
>>
>> -Rob
>>
>
> I was about to post the same thing. I moved/renamed some directories
> around on the server I am backing up, and it is downloading the entire
> file(s) again. Is there any interest in having BackupPC w/ rsync check
> the pool first before downloading? Is there a reason behind not doing
> it, or is it just something that hasn't been gotten to yet?
I don't think the remote rsync passes enough information to match the
pool hashes. The check is done against files of the same name/location
from the last backup and when matches are found there, only file
differences are transferred.
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Les Mikesell
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