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rsync question

From Davey <davey@example.invalid>
Newsgroups uk.comp.os.linux
Subject rsync question
Date 2025-10-07 10:15 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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I am having trouble with rsync. I have a script ready, to transfer
files from my Downloads folder to my Expansion Drive. The Source
is /home/david/Downloads// and the Destination is
/media/david/Expansion_Drive/Downloads/.
I am doing this in dry-run mode, as the Source is a large file, and I
want to be sure it is working before I let it rip.
When I run the script, it shows a large number of files that are on the
destination, but not on the source. It is headed: sending incremental
file list. Why? It seems to be the wrong way round. I don't want to
risk it transferring all those files back to the source, as they don't
belong there. What is happening?

Any help most welcome.

-- 
Davey.

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rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 10:15 +0100
  Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-07 11:02 +0100
    Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 14:28 +0100
      Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-07 15:03 +0100
        Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 15:39 +0100
      Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 09:52 +0100
        Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-08 10:25 +0100
          Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 11:06 +0100
            Re: rsync question Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-10-08 11:23 +0100
              Re: rsync question Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-08 13:02 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 15:23 +0100
                Re: rsync question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-08 18:21 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-08 20:45 +0100
                Re: rsync question Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-09 08:40 +0100
                Re: rsync question Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-10-09 10:46 +0100
                Re: rsync question Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-09 17:42 +0100
  Re: rsync question Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2025-10-07 13:30 +0100
    Re: rsync question SOLVED!! Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-10-07 14:34 +0100
      Re: rsync question SOLVED!! Adrian <bulleid@ku.gro.lioff> - 2025-10-07 14:48 +0100

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