>>>>> On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:24:03 -0500, Bill Arlofski said:
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> On 11/24/2014 12:14 PM, Polcari, Joe (Contractor) wrote:
> > I added an instance of docker to one of my systems. This added a sparse 
> > file of 10 GB with a "real" size of 100 GB.
> > This should have only added 10GB to my full backup but it added 100GB.
> > Is there any way to tell bacula to handle sparse files correctly?
> 
> Hi Joe,
> 
> There is an option for the Include stanza of a Fileset:
> 
> sparse = yes
> 
> Which works correctly with sparse files. We had to add this option to one of
> our filesets when a newer version of of our mail server changed one of its db
> files to  sparse file.
> 
> > If so, why isn't this the default? Shouldn't it be?
> 
> Not sure. Unless the code that deals with sparse files adds additional
> overhead when it is typically not required.
> 
> With our setup, I have _one_ file that is sparse so it is excluded using the
> wild = option in the bigger Include stanza of a Fileset, then Included
> specifically in a File =  option in the second Include stanza which has the
> sparse = yes option.
> 
> 
> Maybe someone else can comment re: default being sparse = no

I think it increases the size of the backup slightly for non-sparse files.

__Martin

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