Hi, Daniel Carrera wrote on 2009-05-22 21:57:23 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Noob questions]: > Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: > > [...] > > 2. Incrementals only contain hard links for new files vs. your system > > where every day you create a new hard link for every single > > file. > > Ok. I didn't know this. Is there any benefit to the BackupPC method? I > kind of like my system because it makes it really easy to find a file in > the backup, as it gives the illusion of a full daily backup.
with BackupPC, using the web interface, it's much the same, because it lets every backup appear "filled" even if it isn't. Navigating the file system under $topDir, BackupPC's file name mangling poses a further difficulty that your script avoids. BackupPC needs it for pooling files with different attributes (what does your script do if file attributes change?). > AFAIK there is no harm in making hard links. You are just consuming inodes. For the record: making hardlinks to files does *not* consume inodes. It adds further directory entries pointing to the same inode. The only problem is that file link counts are limited to something like 32000 (your file system may vary), so you will eventually have a problem (in about a hundred years, if you do no further pooling). Regards, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
