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Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

2010-05-12 13:01:59
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: Luis Paulo <luis.barbas AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 11:58:46 -0500
On 5/12/2010 11:49 AM, Luis Paulo wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Steve Blackwell<zephod AT cfl.rr DOT com>  
> wrote:
>> On Wed, 12 May 2010 10:48:03 -0500
>> Les Mikesell<lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> A quick fix might be to add the --one-file-system option to the tar
>>> command so it will ignore all mount points.  I always do that anyway
>>> to avoid picking up ad-hoc DVD/USB or network mounts that might
>>> happen to be active, but then you have to be sure you explicitly add
>>> every filesystem that you do want to back up.
>>>
>>
>> I have a dual boot system and I keep all my music on the Windows side
>> so that I can access it from either. So I want to back up the Windows
>> stuff too. As I understand it the .gvfs directory has to do with fuse
>> filesystems, ie Windows in my case. The Windows drive is mounted
>> on /mnt. If I use the --one-file-system option and add /mnt/c_drive to
>> my TarShareName, am I not going to have the same problem?
>>
>> I guess I'll try it and see.
>>
>
> A bit unrelated.
> But, nevertheless, you can always define more than one share (shares
> '/' and also share '/mnt/c_drive', or even more if you need to, if
> using the --one-file-system option).

Yes, make every filesystem you want to back up a separate share.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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