Hi, I'm currently trying to setup remote backups of my emails but i'm running into issues (mdbox format, indexes and storage in the same folder hierarchy).
Local backup command: dsync -u "my_user" backup /backups/my_user (1) Recently, I noticed that the local backup takes up twice the size as the original mail location (8gb vs. 4gb). I purged alot of emails from the original location, so the size shrunk, but the local backup just keeps on getting bigger. I couldn't find any dsync option that would delete extra emails. - Question: Why isn't the local backup synced properly and remove the extra emails? (2) What is the best why to copy this local backup to a remote location that does NOT have the possibility to run dsync. - Question 1: is rsync safe to use and will this data work for restore? - Question 2: Would it be safe to simply rsync the original mail_location to the remote server? I searched the net, but it seems that mdbox is tricky to backup. Thanks in advance, -Joe
