3 Feb
2010
3 Feb
'10
13:08
Hans de Faber wrote:
Also a good idea is to do the backup with compression, then you don't have to copy all the empty blocks.
Not necessarily. When dd is running efficiently it is much faster than any file-based scheme especially one using compression. So if the disk is full of things that change a lot it can be faster. It's also simple! But usually, yes, a dedicated backup program can be faster for typical filesystems and provide extras such as multiple backup copies on a single backup drive etc. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org