>>>>> On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:32:16 -0500, Ryan Novosielski said: > > Per Andreas Buer wrote: > > Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >> I am looking for a little help on how to solve this problem. I'm running > >> Bacula 1.38.11 and attempting to run a full system backup. > >> > >> The result (I canceled it): > >> > >> 1933 Full 121,193 52,702,244,286 Cancel 27-Dec-06 17:37 > >> SystemArchive > >> > >> ...however, supposedly, the files are only 24 GB. > >> > > > > Check whether you have any sparse files > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_file). Set the approriate option > > (sparse = yes) and try again. I use the following FileSet as a default; > > it automatically excludes /tmp (tmpfs-based), /proc (procfs). > > I had considered this, and it DOES appear that UFS has support for > sparse files... the trouble is, I don't have any experience with them -- > how would I go about finding one on my system (the UFS entry in Wiki > does not mention sparse in its text at all)?
I would do it by assuming that they will look large when using ls, do use something like find / -xdev -size +100000 -ls You can detect when a file is sparse by comparing the (byte) size printed by ls with the (kbyte size) printed by du -ak. __Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
