> How many files make up the 200Gb? How is the load on the server and > the > laptop? The file count is going to be quite high.
> The rsync algorithm (do you use rsync?) needs quite some CPU. > Rsync over an ssh tunnel. It does take a bit of CPU time, but it > doesn't tax the server badly. > BackupPC in fact doesn't "resume" the backup in the sense that it > continues where it left off, it just uses the partial as a base and > will > still compare files. It still needs to skim through all files on > client > and server, possibly transferring differences and new files. Hm, this could explain it then. With the prior conditions, I could see the time to do a full backup pushing the limits of a normal work day. Especially if the user, say, takes the laptop to lunch or class (professor). Perhaps I'll cut his $HOME up into several virtual servers of a manageable size in backuppc. Considering that it would take approximately 5 to 6 hours+ under ideal conditions simply to transfer the data to my server, I have no doubt that the shear size of the data is the root of the problem. > What OS? I've never been able to make windows rsync work under sshd. Currently OSX Tiger. Thank you both for the speedy response, my apologies for not being a bit more detailed in my post. -james Tino. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
