> I have been using rsync on my laptop for some time to safeguard an > extensive image collection. > My usage has been: .. rsync -av --delete ~/Pictures /media/disk > I have found this exceptionally fast ... just as advertised! > > I now have set up a new computer system where I want to back up my /home > to a sata drive. > My phrase for this is: .. rsync -av --delete /home/david /media/Sata > Which appears to be identical to my earlier usage .. but .. rsync > appears to be totally rewriting the backup and instead of being able to > get a quick refresh, the backup is now taking an hour or more. > > Any idea what is going on?
On which operating system are you executing rsync? If you are using Mac OS X, often permissions are ignored on non-boot drives by default. Information on enabling permissions is available from the following URL (Instructions at the following link are specific for Mac OS X systems) : <http://www.lbackup.org/permissions> This is just one possible reason you are having issues. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. http://www.lbackup.org -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html