Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Question about Filesize from tape files

2012-12-03 04:09:39
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Question about Filesize from tape files
From: Dimitrij Hilt <dimitrij.hilt AT fhe3 DOT com>
To: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:06:46 +0100
Am 03.12.2012 02:21, schrieb Dan Langille:
> On Dec 2, 2012, at 6:40 PM, Dimitrij Hilt wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> i have bacula system on debian squeeze with packages from back ports.
>
> What version of Bacula are you running?
Version: 5.2.6 (both DIR and SD) comming from Debian backports package 
5.2.6+dfsg-1~bpo60+1.
>
>> I
>> use file based backups and i'm wondering why tape files are created as
>> sparse file:
du --block-size 1 file-0399
>> 134742016    file-0399
du --bytes file-0399
>> 70112117     file-0399
>
> What does the above represent?  What command did you issue?
>
>> Any idea how i can avoid it? It waste to much disc space.
>
>
> Not yet. I don't know what I'm looking at.  :)

Thanks.

Once more. If i copy this file localy and back, it shrinks to normal 
size and both 'du' are same. Restore from shrinked file is still possible.

Dimi


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