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Re: [BackupPC-users] How do the files look like when transferred?

2009-04-08 16:33:25
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] How do the files look like when transferred?
From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <chrome AT real-time DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:29:12 -0500
On 04/08 10:19 , Boniforti Flavio wrote:
> OK, so your suggestion is actually to leave them compressed, right?
> If so, what may I do to avoid re-syncing of many GB of data?

Backuppc uncompresses the files in the course of comparing the old ones to
the new ones; or else does it by comparing stored checksums. So it's very
efficient about not re-transferring files that haven't changed. 

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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