On 12/20/2016 11:10 PM, Jan Stransky wrote: > Hi, > i am going to install fresh BackupPC. I have used my own system for > backup by know. Since data created by BackupPC will be on the same HDD, > I am wondering if it is possible to force BackupPC use for initial > backup hardlinking the old backup. The data in old backup are stored as > basicaly simple copy of backupped folders. > Best regards, > Jan >
Hi Jan, Forging a pool by hand from a set of files is not likely feasible. There are at least two ways that could work for you though. You could use BackupPC 3 and a script to seed the pool with local files, making sure that the path matches that of the host to be backed up: http://johan.ehnberg.net/backuppc-pre-loading-seeding-and-migrating-moving-script/ See the thread "Migrate local data into BackupPC pool for remote client" from earlier this year. Or, you can use BackupPC 4 (with rsync) and backup the local storage first. It will match any remote files that were already backed up from the local storage. Best regards, Johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi Processors Access to Intel Xeon Phi processor-based developer platforms. With one year of Intel Parallel Studio XE. Training and support from Colfax. Order your platform today.http://sdm.link/intel _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/