Re: [rdiff-backup-users] resuming initial backup

[D. Kriesel]

Rdiff-backup takes any existing data as a base in a target dir that has to
be initialized, so just remove the rdiff-metadata from the target, while
keeping the data that has already been copied :-)

Cheers
David

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: address@hidden
[mailto:rdiff-
> address@hidden Im Auftrag von tim
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 20. Mai 2012 13:24
> An: address@hidden
> Betreff: [rdiff-backup-users] resuming initial backup
> 
> hi,
> 
> i'm using a synology ds411 nas as backup target. the processor on this
> device is very slow, so i don't get a transfer rate of more than 5 mb/s
> when accessing it via ssh (cpu-bound). this makes backups for my 500GB
> data partition rather painful.
> 
> i'd therefore like to interrupt and later resume the initial backup.
> however rdiff-backup tells me:
> Found interrupted initial backup. Removing...
> 
> ... and then starts copying the files ... is there any way to resume an
> initial backup?
> 
> thanks, tim
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> rdiff-backup-users mailing list at address@hidden
> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users
> Wiki URL:
http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki