[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Just a quick simple question. When using Samba as a transport protocol
> (on BackupPC version: 2.0.2 if it makes any difference) for a Full
> backup will it transfer all of the file data when it detects a change?
> Also how does it check for changes, does it look at the modified time
> of a file or does it transfer the whole file then compare the new file
> to the local copy?
With samba, full backups transfer everything, then any files with
content exactly matching existing pooled items are discarded and
replaced with links. Incrementals look only at timestamps to determine
what files to transfer.
--
Les Mikesell
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