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| From | David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after |
| Date | 2024-01-17 18:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <HXhTH-3K8d-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <HXgXD-3Jzs-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 1/17/24 08:19, Default User wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Opinions, please.
>
> I use rsync to copy my primary backup drive to a secondary backup drive
> , so that the secondary backup drive is theoretically always an exact
> copy of the primary backup drive.
>
> Here is the rsync command I use:
>
> time sudo rsync -aAXHxvv --delete-after --numeric-ids --
> info=progress2,stats2,name2 --
> exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media
> /*","/lost+found"} /media/default/MSD0001/ /media/default/MSD0002/
>
> Question:
> I use rsync --delete-after because it might seem to be "safer", so in
> case of a "glitch" of any kind, no file ever disappears from both the
> source drive and the destination drive.
>
> However, I have read that using rsync --delete instead of rsync --
> delete-after is faster and uses less memory, and so is more efficient.
>
> Note: The current copy process time varies, but takes a long time -
> last night 131 minutes.
> :(
>
> Disk space used is not currently an issue.
>
> But, is rsync --delete AS SAFE as rsync --delete-after?
In the past, I used the --backup and --backup-dir options to retain
files on the destination.
Then I moved my primary backup to ZFS, implemented snapshots, and
implemented replication to the secondard backup devices.
David
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rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2024-01-17 17:30 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-01-17 18:30 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Keith Bainbridgge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2024-01-18 00:10 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2024-01-18 02:30 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-01-18 08:40 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-18 12:10 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-01-18 12:20 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-18 12:50 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2024-01-18 14:00 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2024-01-17 19:30 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2024-01-17 21:00 +0100
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Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-01-17 22:00 +0100
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Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Ralph Aichinger <ra@h5.or.at> - 2024-01-18 15:30 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-01-26 16:40 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-26 17:30 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-01-28 20:00 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-08 16:30 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2024-02-08 17:30 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-02-08 17:40 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-09 12:10 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-02-09 18:20 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-09 22:50 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations (Was Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after) "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." <roy@rtellason.com> - 2024-02-11 19:10 +0100
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Re: Home UPS recommendations hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-09 22:50 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2024-02-10 01:00 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-10 03:20 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2024-02-10 04:30 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-10 11:10 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2024-02-10 15:00 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-10 16:50 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2024-02-10 19:50 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-02-10 22:50 +0100
Re: Home UPS recommendations hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-02-11 02:00 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-01-26 16:20 +0100
Re: Data and hardware protection measures; was: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-26 17:00 +0100
Re: Data and hardware protection measures; was: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after hw <hw@adminart.net> - 2024-01-28 19:30 +0100
Re: Data and hardware protection measures Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-01-28 20:30 +0100
Re: Data and hardware protection measures Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2024-01-28 21:50 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Ralph Aichinger <ra@h5.or.at> - 2024-01-27 14:10 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-01-18 05:20 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-01-18 15:40 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-01-18 16:10 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2024-01-18 22:10 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-01-18 22:50 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> - 2024-01-19 03:40 +0100
Re: rsync --delete vs rsync --delete-after Michel Verdier <mv524@free.fr> - 2024-01-19 08:10 +0100
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