On Wed, Apr 09, 2025 at 07:03:01AM +0200, Jan Stary wrote: > > For now I've set up my backup script to sync, sleep for a bit, then use > > umount -f. > > Meaning, sync(8) before the umount? > Everything else being the same? > And that works?
In this case, it's the -f on umount that does the trick. The sync ahead of time just aims to try and reduce any risk that might be associated with a forced unmount. I don't know for sure if that makes any real sense, but it can't hurt I suppose... --T
