> Yes, of course. rsync is just the transfer method. > The reason I asked was because with smb method (which is the only thing I've tried so far), new files are only backed up during full backup, not incremental backup.
>From http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#backup_basics: "For SMB and tar, BackupPC backups all files that have changed since one hour prior to the start of the last successful full backup. Rsync is more clever: any files whose attributes have changed (ie: uid, gid, mtime, modes, size) since the last full are backed up. Deleted, new files and renamed files are detected by Rsync incrementals. In constrast, SMB and tar incrementals are not able to detect deleted files, renamed files or new files whose modification time is prior to the last full dump. " According to this, then, rsync will backup new files even during incremental backups - unlike for smb. ... which then makes me wonder - how is the full backup different from an incremental backup when using rsync method. Thanks to all for all replies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
