Re: Incompatible File Systems

[EricZolf]

Hi, 

there was never a list of supported or unsupported file systems, only technical 
tests checking the capabilities of the filesystems.
Typically Fuse and slow (network) file systems are failing.
ExFAT as Fuse file system used to fail, but the new kernel driver should work.

hope this helps Eric

On July 22, 2024 8:15:21 PM UTC, Patrik Dufresne <patrik@ikus-soft.com> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Is there a list of file systems incompatible with rdiff-backup?
>
>I know that FAT32 is not recommended, but what about other Linux file
>systems?
>
>As an example, when I use gvfs for an SMB share, I get this:
>
>We're sorry but the target file system at path
>'/run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-share:server=fente.ikus-soft.com,share=home/minarca/pop-os/rdiff-backup-data/rdiff-backup.tmp.0'
>isn't deemed reliable enough for a backup. It takes too long or doesn't
>register case insensitive deletion of files.
>