Question about data and file deletion timing

[rabidmuta...@gmail.com]

I have a backup that involves mounting an s3ql file system and using  'rsync --delete ...' to do the backup.

If a large folder (or file) is moved, there is a risk that the files will be 'deleted' before they area created again, possibly resulting in remote data being deleted then recreated.

Is this concern genuine?

Would doing: 'rsync' (with no --delete) followed by 'rsync --delete ...' be the best way to alleviate the risk of wasted bandwidth (and time) here? Or should I consider a snapshot, the 'rsync --delete' then delete the snapshot?

Any advice appreciated!

[Cliff Stanford]

On 05/01/2021 05:42, rabidmuta...@gmail.com wrote:

> If a large folder (or file) is moved, there is a risk that the files
> will be 'deleted' before they area created again, possibly resulting in
> remote data being deleted then recreated.

How about using `rsync --delete-after` to ensure that all blocks remain
until the transfer is complete?

Cliff.

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[rabidmuta...@gmail.com]

lol...that works...didn't know it existed. Thank you!