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Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original?

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original?
Date 2015-03-23 01:21 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-03-23, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 15-03-22 19:49, Jolly Roger wrote:
>
>> Probably just cache files that will be re-created to initial small
>> states during first boot on the new drive, and grow larger from there
>> over time.
>
> If a cache file has an entry in the catalogue, it should be copied over
> by the backup program.
>
> Unless of course, the backup program was built with specific knowledge
> of what directories not to backup or which files or file types to exclude.

Duh. That's exactly the case.

> It really all depends on which application you used to make the backup.

Yep.

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why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-22 14:26 -0400
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-22 14:48 -0400
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 18:29 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-23 09:13 +1200
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 09:58 +1300
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 09:27 +1300
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-22 21:44 +0000
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? billy@MIX.COM - 2015-03-22 22:30 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-22 23:49 +0000
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-22 20:35 -0400
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-23 01:21 +0000
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 14:41 +1300
        Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-03-22 20:23 -0600
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-23 18:30 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-22 20:40 -0400
    Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-23 14:41 +1300
      Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-03-22 20:23 -0600
        Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Bill F <anon@anonumost.org> - 2015-03-26 03:00 -0400
          Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-27 20:56 -0700
            Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 21:07 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2015-03-23 02:34 +0000
  Re: why does cloned mavericks drive use 5 gb less space than the original? Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2015-03-23 16:18 -0700

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