> This isn't really necessary for the case of "copy files to a different > device" -- it's specific to the case of filesystem snapshots (as in UFS > and ZFS) because those will keep the timestamps from the underlying file > system.
Oh I see. Thanks. Also, I realise I misread the original question - I thought it was talking about backing up generally from a snapshot, rather than simply 'priming' the system initially from a one-off snapshot. Apologies for the 'spam'. Cheers, Jamie
