Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Switch from rsnapshot to rdiff-back?

[Charles Marcus]

Posting response on list for continuity purposes...

Jakob Unterwurzacher, on 1/14/2008 10:26 AM, said the following:
> > Is it possible to use rdiff-backup with the same source > target, so 
> > that it won't have to copy all of the files again? Its about 180GB, 
> > and I'd really not like to do the whole thing again as it is over a 
> > fairly slow WAN link...

> Yes, this is possible.
>
> Use the same target for rdiff-backup. It will complain that the 
> directory does not look like a rdiff-backup target (no rdiff-backup-data 
> dir inside), so you have to use the --force switch when doing the first 
> backup. Creating an empty rdiff-backup-data directory in the target dir 
> could also work, then you don't even need --force.
> Either way, it will use the existing files.

Cool - thanks Jakob!

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Best regards,

Charles