On 10/27/2016 10:58 AM, Alain Mouette wrote: > I also asked about version 4 here but got zero answers... > > It dos look a bit abandoned, who is working o it? > > ----- > Alain Mouette > > > > A 27 de outubro de 2016 12:45:04 Jan Novak <rep...@gmail.com> escreveu: > >> Hi all, >> >> in standard enviroment (only linux enviroment), what ist the right >> version to use? >> At sourceforge i can see latest version4 from 2013 -will it be developed >> or ist this version dead? >> >> Jan
The BackupPC project has a single developer who tends to be rather busy most of the time, so development happens in bursts with months or years between releases. I have not used version 4 myself, but as I understand it, the main difference is the use of hard links in the pool. Version 3 uses hard links in the backup pool. Every file has a minimum of 2 hard links and frequently more. This makes it very difficult to copy or move the pool using rsync or other normal methods. The only good way to move a large BPC v3 pool directory is to do a block copy of the filesystem. Version 4 uses a different de-duplication method which does not use hard links. This makes it possible to copy or move the pool filesystem with rsync or other standard file copy programs. Version 3 still works quite well and is what I use here, but I know there are some people on the list who have been using it version 4 for some time now. -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI tooling catch you by surprise? Reconnect with the command line and become more productive. Learn the new .NET and ASP.NET CLI. Get your free copy! http://sdm.link/telerik _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
