Re: [rdiff-backup-users] recovering from no space left on device

[Giorgio]

Hi,

Il giorno 04/lug/09, alle ore 03:15, Steven Willoughby ha scritto:

> I imagine it's safe to remove the file_statistics* files but have  
> never tried it.
>
> You could also look for large increment files and delete them on a  
> case-by-case basis if you decide you don't need them.  Obviously in  
> this case you won't be able to restore the files in question at or  
> before the date of the increment you delete.
>
> Finally, you could emulate --remove-older-than by removing all files  
> with the timestamp of your oldest backup.

IMHO, the real question should be: why does rdiff-backup need free  
space in the backup directory? Can't this necessity be removed? It  
should use $TEMP (or whatever is specified via --tempdir) for *all*  
temporary files.

Giorgio