> Was that simply due to writing too-small block to NTFS? In other > words, would increasing the size of write() calls have fixed it > instead, without leaving allocated but unused disk space in the case > of a user-abort with --partial, --partial-dir or --inplace?
It could have been a function of the block size but I don't think so. I never tested the strategies you list. Under cygwin the posix_fallocate function is extremely efficient in that it immediately allocates the files and does no writing, yet still provides a single-extent file if it can be provided (just like fallocate if supported in the kernel). Given that solved the problem I didn't pursue any other alternatives. Rob -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
