ok, great, so do i just do this;

stormy@stormy-desktop:~$ rsync -avEHh /home/stormy/ /media/october

or do i do this :
stormy@stormy-desktop:~$ rsync -avEHh --delete-after --progress /home/stormy/ /media/october

sorry to be so stupid, but i rely on you guys for this ;)
thank you!!
betty


On 12/08/2010 08:32 PM, Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> You're pretty close to ideal there.
> I use
> rsync -avEHh --delete-after --progress $SOURCE $DESTINATION
> Generally no need to sudo for your own homedir, and "-z" is really only useful for network copying (it compresses in-transit, not on disk).
>
> That will only copy over changes between the source and destination, and will remove anything in destination that's no longer in source.
>
> Make sure the external drive is formatted EXT3 or XFS so you can preserve things like access controls and ownership.
>
> When you look at the final output of the command, there's usually a ratio listed.
> That's the amount that could be copied vs. the amount actually copied.  If that's much larger than 1, then you're only copying changes.
>
> ==Joseph++
>
> betty wrote:
>    
>> I have an ext hdd that i copy my stuff to every few months. I think that
>> i am copying everything all over again each time.
>> What I'd like to do is just copy files that have changed.
>> This is the command i have been using
>>
>> stormy@stormy-desktop:~$ sudo rsync -azvH /home/stormy/ /media/october
>>
>> please don't suggest that i use dd or whatever else there is because i
>> am not good at trying new things. i think i'm doing a lot just to do the
>> backup every few months.
>>
>> any rsync suggestions greatly appreciated. if i am already using the
>> correct command for just copying things that have changed, please let me
>> know.
>>
>> THANKS, Merry Christmas to all pluggers !
>>
>>      
>    


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