On 01/24/2018 07:42 PM, Patrik Janoušek wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to ask if is it better to use compression in BackupPC or in
ZFS. I don't want to use dedup, so the only criteria is CPU
time/Compression ratio.
I usually back up files like photos and docs.
--
Patrik
Hello Patrik,
ZFS gives you a lot of different compression options and it will always
run in a separate process. This gives you more flexibility and better
ratios for most cases. If you already have ZFS, go with that, since it
is transparent whereas BackupPC compression is not.
That said, there is no algorithm that will give you compression at any
ratio that is sensible to use for most photo formats. ZFS will
automatically not compress such parts of the data.
Best regards,
Johan
--
Johan Ehnberg
Founder, CEO
jo...@molnix.com
+358503209688
Molnix Oy
molnix.com
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