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rsnapshot not doing hardlink
Below are the related rsnapshot.conf section:
Model: ReadyNAS Duo [X-RAID] Firmware: RAIDiator 4.1.16 [1.00a043] Memory: 256 MB [2.5-3-3-7] rsnapshot.conf version 1.2 rsync version 3.0.9...
jbao605 wrote:
My understanding that the purpose of using rsync to backup is to be able to create hardlink instead of physical copy of the source,
A hardlink doesn't give you a backup, it is another link that goes to the same physical datablocks.. If those blocks are corrupted, the link is worthless. So what's the point?
I run rsync to make a real backup - another copy of my data on a different device.
StephenB You made a very valid point. I was trying to save some more space because all my data on NAS is already a backup of copy from the actual data on computer hard drives, and my readyNAS drive has a XRAID 2 disk setup. Guess I will have to use twice of the space for backup done by rsnapshot.
Thanks
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