I don't think rsnapshot would help in this case. As I just need a single, complete and up to date copy of my data on the external disk, hard links would not help me save any space. Keeping snapshots on the disk is an interesting idea, however, but I'm not sure I need them.
Cheers for the link, Max Robin Bowes Wrote: > max.spicer wrote: > > This is off-topic for SlimServer. My apologies! > > > > I'm trying to sort out a backup solution at the moment and have > settled > > on rsyncing to a large USB disk. I'd really like the USB disk to be > > attachable to a Linux (Debian) box, but would also like to put a > > compressed filesystem on it. The problem is that I haven't been > able > > to find a compressed filesystem for Linux! Can anyone suggest > anything > > suitable? > > This may be relevant: > > http://rsnapshot.org/ > > It doesn't compress, but saves space using hard-links. > > R. -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ------------------------------------------------------------------------ max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23719 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
