On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:31:26 -0600, Matt Connell (Gmail) wrote: > > And correct me if I'm wrong but with rsync if something dies in > > process you can usually start it back up and complete the job without > > starting over from scratch. > > If you use the --partial flag, yes. I don't think that is enabled by > default.
The --partial flag applies to individual files, so it may help if the
copy fails partway through copying a very large file, it's more useful
when used with networked drives.
Rsync will carry on where it left of as far as fully copied files are
concerned.
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