On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikes...@gmail.com> wrote:

> One way would be to initially set up the new server backup with a
> clientalias
> setting pointing to the local copy.  Then after you have a full, remove the
> clientalias or change it to the real target.
>
> But, mv'ing the directories should work too - as long as everything is on
> the
> same filesystem and it is done in a way that doesn't break the hardlinked
> files
> underneath.
>

I used the procedure as described in the wiki, several times:

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=How_to_import_data_for_a_backup

Experiment a bit with it and you'll see it can be very useful.

cheers
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