It took 2 more hours than it should have to copy 125GB

  • camr_on@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I like to add --ignore-existing to it aswell in case it gets interrupted. Useful when it’s a timed backup or similar

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      1 year ago

      If it doesn’t ignore existing by default, what’s the difference between that and plain old copy?

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        1 year ago

        Rsync checks the files and only issues the copy if the file size/modified dates are different by default. Ignore existing will not overwrite a changed file afaik.

        If the file is large it only sends the changed blocks (e.g. you have a 100gb database and only a dozen 4mb blocks have been modified it won’t send the full 100gb across the network)