Bob,
Try this (add a space after the share name, and add quotes around the path
since it contains a space):
./BackupPC_backupDelete -h n6850.local -n 4 -s Backup-Data-Folder "/Time
Machine"
Craig
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 7:54 PM, Bob Katz <bobk...@digido.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to delete an entire directory that should have been excluded
> from all backups. (Ironically, this directory contains all OSX time
> machine backups on the network so you can see why I need to exclude
> it). I think (I hope) I've got the exclude syntax working but I want to
> delete this extensive backup that's wasting space on the backup volume.
>
> The host name is "n6850.local"
> The rsync share name is "Backup-Data-Folder"
> Method of backups is rsyncd if that's important.
> It contains a directory called "Time Machine". In the CGI this shows up
> as:
> "Backup-Data-Folder/Time Machine"
>
> I've run the following command chasing it down from the highest
> numbered backup down, but the CGI gui still shows "Time Machine" as
> containing data after I run it several times each time decrementing the
> backup #. I ran it several times because each time the delete command
> merges the backup into the next lower backup so I figured I need to run
> the delete command once for each valid backup number. I don't fully
> understand the progress indications that come up after I run the delete
> command. Here's an example trying to delete the particular folder
> within backup #4:
>
>
> ./BackupPC_backupDelete -h n6850.local -n 4 -s Backup-Data-Folder/Time
> Machine
>
> Any ideas? Thanks for the help!
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> P.S.
>
> backuppc is a killer app! (meaning "I love it").
> Status shows current CPool V4 is 7.78 T. Prior to pooling and
> compression it would have taken up 63.37 T! I "only" have 22 T capacity
> storage so it's a damn good thing we have excellent de-
> duplication!!!!!
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
>
> Bob
>
>
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