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rjvais
Apr 12, 2013Follower
Backup optimization, renamed and moved files ?
Hi, I have a major question about the Backup between two ReadyNAS over the WAN. Can you tell me if Rsync use the detect rename fonction ? Exemple renamed file in mirror mode: If I have a file ...
StephenB
Apr 12, 2013Guru - Experienced User
No, rsync doesn't work the way you are hoping it does. When it runs, it looks at the folders at they are at the moment, and cannot detect that files have been renamed.
So the renamed file is treated like a new one (with the old file name being seen as a deletion at the source).
So the renamed file is treated like a new one (with the old file name being seen as a deletion at the source).
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