Hi, On 26/06/2008, fglos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have setup rsync to backup another linux computer with the link-dest option > and realized storage savings. 1st backup is 31gb, daily backups only take > approx 4gb. But when I rsync with link-dest to usb external drive all > backups take up 31gb. Following is 1st the one that works and 2nd with no > storage savings. Any ideas? Thanks, Frank
Is it possible that the external disk is formatted with a file system that doesn't support hard links? If it is formatted with a Linux/Unix fs such as ext3 it should be ok. I think NTFS should work too. But if it is formatted for FAT32 or some variant then you cannot create hard links so there can be no saving from --link-dest. David -- 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
