Raphael Alla wrote:

> Based on this thread, is there any benefit in doing incremental  
> backups when using rsync?
>
> It seems to me that full backup are vastly superior to incremental  
> ones because:
> * They do use existing data available on the server and do not use  
> more bandwidth than incremental backups
> * A partial backup is saved if the backup fails during the transfer
> * Because of the linking done, they do not use more space on the  
> server than incremental backups
> * They are self dependant and do not rely on other backups
>
> Is this correct?

Incremental backups use a lot less processing power though and usually  
complete faster. Full backups read all files on the client,  
incrementals don't and this can save a lot of time. A mix of full and  
incremental backups (like the default setup) makes sense in most  
situations.

Nils Breunese.

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