Re: How do you speed up rsync?

[ToddAndMargo]

On Jul 11, 2014 3:58 PM, "ToddAndMargo" <toddandma...@zoho.com
<mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote:

    Hi All,

    I have a bash script for synchronizing a flashing drive (target)
    with my hard drive (source) I take to customer sites (with a read
    only switch so I don't spread viruses).

    I currently "rsync" 11 different directories.  Each sync line
    looks like this:

    rsync -rv --delete $MyCDsSource/Linux $MyCDsTarget/.; sync; sync

    Problem: it is slow -- takes three hours.  To help the
    speed issue, I upgraded from USB 2 to USB 3.  Backup went
    from 3 hr-15 min to 3 hr-5 min.  It is almost faster
    to wipe the stick and rewrite it.

    Anyone  know of a way to speed up rsync?

    Many thanks,
    -T

On 07/11/2014 01:02 PM, Andrew Z wrote:

Tar ball changes and "just copy"?

Hi Andrew,

There are at last count there are20957 files I synchronize.
"rsync" has been wonderful in keeping me current
on my stick.   I am not sure how tar would help?

-T