Date: 30 Aug 2005 14:06:11 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rsync and moving files [Re: backup w/ snapshots] Message-ID: <44hdd7l2p8.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <82746FA7-5934-46C4-BF7F-F5295EF51A8C@mac.com> References: <20050828234043.H22315@maren.thelosingend.net> <20050829161506.E2522@maren.thelosingend.net> <43131C85.1070100@meijome.net> <20050829170053.M3014@maren.thelosingend.net> <43133BA5.2010608@scls.lib.wi.us> <20050830091919.J13913@maren.thelosingend.net> <82746FA7-5934-46C4-BF7F-F5295EF51A8C@mac.com>
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Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> writes: > On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote: > > Yes, that's correct! But let's say I keep more than one snapshot > > around. I > > maybe didn't mention this, but this the sole purpose of using > > snapshots; > > for me to have more full backups laying around. > > A snapshot on the same disk does not qualify as a reliable backup of > your data. No, but it is convenient to restore from, when it's intact. This is actually a very common case; accidental file deletions. > Using rsync to copy a tree of stuff to another machine would. And as long as one is doing that, there's no reason not to use snapshots as well.
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