Mark Jorgensen wrote: > I would like to remove all of the rdiff files on our system and > basically start from scratch. Can I just do a rm on all files in the > rdiff-backup-data directory and will a new backup recreate those files?
Yes. If you want to save time on the next backup, use the --force option and it will not re-transfer the backed-up files (which already exist). > We are getting a ton of missing file warnings everyday from cron and > instead of manually going through each one and checking them (there are > hundreds) I’d rather just remove all the rdiff stat/metadata/increment > files. Is that recommended? I know I probably wouldn’t be able to do a > restore without them, correct? Correct. rdiff-backup stores the backup as a current mirror + reverse diffs. The rdiff-backup-data directory stores the metadata and reverse diffs. Best, Andrew -- Andrew Ferguson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
