Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-16 Thread backuppc
That should not affect the size -- plus --hard-links is used in both if I recall. Kris Lou via BackupPC-users wrote at about 01:05:32 -0800 on Friday, December 16, 2022: > Perhaps there's a difference in rsync arguments? In particular, > "--hard-links" ? > > BPCv4 default arguments: > $Conf

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-16 Thread Kris Lou via BackupPC-users
Perhaps there's a difference in rsync arguments? In particular, "--hard-links" ? BPCv4 default arguments: $Conf{RsyncArgs} = [ '--super', '--recursive', '--protect-args', '--numeric-ids', '--perms', '--owner', '--group', '-D', '--times', '--links', '--h

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-16 Thread backuppc
Paul Fox wrote at about 09:58:42 -0500 on Thursday, December 15, 2022: > Stefan Helfer wrote: > > Hello Iosif, > > > > Hooray, I have figured it out. It took me a few hours and more > > than 60 full backups, but I found the cause. > > I admire your perseverance! > > > My understan

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-16 Thread Stefan IT
l list for user discussion, questions and support" Betreff: Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host Stefan Helfer wrote: > Hello Iosif, > > Hooray, I have figured it out. It took me a few hours and more > than 60 full backups, but I found the cause. I

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-15 Thread Paul Fox
Stefan Helfer wrote: > Hello Iosif, > > Hooray, I have figured it out. It took me a few hours and more > than 60 full backups, but I found the cause. I admire your perseverance! > My understanding and conclusion is now: > BackupPC v3 shows the size of the backup as it would be restored to

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-15 Thread Stefan Helfer
m 16:38 Uhr > Von: "Les Mikesell" > An: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" > > Betreff: Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 3:29 AM Stefan Helfer wrote: > > > > He

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-13 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 3:29 AM Stefan Helfer wrote: > > Hello Iosif, > > Just to be sure, what do you mean by "Can you check sizes in parallel"? > I have already looked at the two backups, from v3 and v4, and compared them. > There are NO differences in the exports. Same size, same content, every

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-13 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, Just to be sure, what do you mean by "Can you check sizes in parallel"? Doing the very same set of backups, at the same time, using different servers. I have already looked at the two backups, from v3 and v4, and compared them. There are NO differences in the exports. Same si

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-13 Thread Stefan Helfer
list for user discussion, questions and support" Betreff: Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host Hello Stefan, > I understand that v3 and v4 work differently. However, I can also > reproduce this behavior when the two hosts have no history of backups at &

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-13 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, I understand that v3 and v4 work differently. However, I can also reproduce this behavior when the two hosts have no history of backups at all. Starting with the first full backup, the size difference is shown. I have other hosts where this problem does not occur, however I cannot

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-12 Thread Stefan IT
Hello Iosif, I understand that v3 and v4 work differently. However, I can also reproduce this behavior when the two hosts have no history of backups at all. Starting with the first full backup, the size difference is shown. I have other hosts where this problem does not occur, however I cannot fi

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-12 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, But how can I explain that both backups are identical in size and content as soon as I export them as .zip or .tar? At most, it happens that the backups differ in one or two lines in a log file, but are otherwise completely identical. Nevertheless, BackupPC v4 displays something

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-12 Thread Stefan Helfer
. Nevertheless, BackupPC v4 displays something completely different in the overview.   Greetings Stefan     Gesendet: Montag, 12. Dezember 2022 um 13:27 Uhr Von: "Iosif Fettich" An: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" Betreff: Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Sum

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-12 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, here I have the logs from two different hosts, each backed up with v3 and v4. Unfortunately, both hosts have been set up in BackupPC for a while, so they are not completely fresh backups. However, I don't think that should make a difference. You can see that despite identical nu

[BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-12 Thread Stefan Helfer
Hello Jim, here I have the logs from two different hosts, each backed up with v3 and v4. Unfortunately, both hosts have been set up in BackupPC for a while, so they are not completely fresh backups. However, I don't think that should make a difference. You can see that despite identical numbers

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-10 Thread jbk
On 11/24/22 08:34, Stefan IT wrote: Hello all, I have a strange problem with my BackupPC 4.4.0 installation. With two hosts to be backed up, the "File Size/Count Reuse Summary" shows a too large value for "Totals -> Size/MiB". The system to be backed up is about 77 GiB ("du -sh /" shows 77G).

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, you do understand correctly. I'm doing the same backup with v3 and v4. No significant time delay between backups. I would be ok with slight differences, temp files having changed, log files having a few more lines, but i see differences in the gigabyte range. What makes it even mo

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Stefan IT
Hello Iosif, you do understand correctly. I'm doing the same backup with v3 and v4. No significant time delay between backups. I would be ok with slight differences, temp files having changed, log files having a few more lines, but i see differences in the gigabyte range. What makes it even more

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hello Stefan, i can already reproduce this with a single backup. The following initial situation: A host that has never been backed up. Now BackupPC v3 and v4 both make a full backup, but end up showing very different results as far as the size of the backup is concerned. Does this describe my

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Stefan IT
Hello Iosif, thanks for your answer. i can already reproduce this with a single backup. The following initial situation: A host that has never been backed up. Now BackupPC v3 and v4 both make a full backup, but end up showing very different results as far as the size of the backup is concerned.

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Iosif Fettich
Hallo Stefan, i just wanted to ask if nobody has an idea about this? Where can the size difference come from? Greetings Hello all, I have a strange problem with my BackupPC 4.4.0 installation. With two hosts to be backed up, the "File Size/Count Reuse Summary" shows a too large value for "

Re: [BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-12-09 Thread Stefan IT
Hi all, i just wanted to ask if nobody has an idea about this? Where can the size difference come from? Greetings > Hello all, > > I have a strange problem with my BackupPC 4.4.0 installation. > With two hosts to be backed up, the "File Size/Count Reuse Summary" shows a > too large value for "

[BackupPC-users] File Size Summary shows too large value for host

2022-11-24 Thread Stefan IT
Hello all, I have a strange problem with my BackupPC 4.4.0 installation. With two hosts to be backed up, the "File Size/Count Reuse Summary" shows a too large value for "Totals -> Size/MiB". The system to be backed up is about 77 GiB ("du -sh /" shows 77G). Nevertheless, BackupPC shows 106110 Mi