Date: 29 Aug 2005 11:39:36 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rsync and moving files [Re: backup w/ snapshots] Message-ID: <4464tovjk7.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20050829161506.E2522@maren.thelosingend.net> References: <20050828234043.H22315@maren.thelosingend.net> <20050829161506.E2522@maren.thelosingend.net>
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Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> writes: > * Svein Halvor Halvorsen [2005-08-28 23:53 +0200] > > Does this sound reasonable? Is there any precautions I should take? Are > > there any other tools better suited for the task at hand? > > > I'm responding to my own message. > > Let's say I happen to move all music from /music/artist - album/ to > /music/artist/album. Even though a local snapshot would handle this well, > rsync would create new files on the remote machine, and when I then take a > snapshot there, it will be HUGE! > > Can I resolve this? dump/restore is the only method I can think of offhand that will handle this problem. And even then, those huge moves have to stay within a single filesystem.
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