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Re: [BackupPC-users] Size Difference between source and backup

2017-02-23 10:18:37
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Size Difference between source and backup
From: André Tapxure - Soluções Ideais <andre AT solucoesideais.com DOT br>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 12:13:30 -0300 (BRT)
Can you please suggest for me to "trust" in BackupPC (is my first interaction) 
a method to check that the full backup is reliable?


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----- Mensagem original -----
De: "Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom" <carl.soderstrom AT real-time DOT com>
Para: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users 
AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Enviadas: Terça-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2017 10:45:36
Assunto: Re: [BackupPC-users] Size Difference between source and backup

On 02/21 07:58 , André Tapxure - Soluções Ideais wrote:
> Hi, there!
> I did a du -h '--max-depth=1' in the full backup dir and asked for folder 
> properties in windows server tha is being backed up and saw a 337GB 
> difference (440GB to 777GB). I noted also that all files in the destination 
> starts with an 'f'. What that means? Is the backup ok?


The 'f' means that those files are compressed with BackupPC's own
compression tool. If you try to catenate an ASCII text file which starts
with an 'f', you'll see that it's compressed.

To uncompress and examine an individual file, use the
/usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_zcat tool. Something like:

# /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_zcat 
/var/lib/backuppc/pc/host.example.tld/1842/f%2f/fetc/fissue
Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS \n \l


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

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