Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] How to prevent large files from being backed up?

2013-08-21 00:00:35
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] How to prevent large files from being backed up?
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 23:56:05 -0400
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On 08/20/13 18:17, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
> On 08/20/2013 04:49 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
>> Dmitri, if you look at the approach I proposed, it would back up
>> the entire tree and only exclude specific files, which entirely
>> sidesteps the parent-directory-metadata problem you mentioned.
>> Excluding only the files you don't want is a simpler solution
>> altogether.  Are you arguing that it won't work?  Your point is
>> unclear.
> 
> My points are
> 
> 1. Excluding files based on size alone sounds icky. You need to
> consider your false positives & negatives carefully.

That *was* the original poster's stipulated condition, though.


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