Daniel Carrera wrote:
> 
>> 2. Incrementals only contain hard links for new files vs. your system
>>    where every day you create a new hard link for every single
>>    file.
> 
> Ok. I didn't know this. Is there any benefit to the BackupPC method? I 
> kind of like my system because it makes it really easy to find a file in 
> the backup, as it gives the illusion of a full daily backup.

The web browser interface presents the incremental runs as though they 
were complete.

> AFAIK there is no harm in making hard links. You are just consuming inodes.

It is an unnecessary disk head seek - and matters if your server is busy.


-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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