I'm syncing from a USB disk to my hard disk like this: rsync -vr /path/to/usb/disk/dir/ /path/to/hard/disk/dir/ But the speedup is always 0.99 which I think means it is just copying the files each time instead of syncing them. What could be wrong? - Grant
Check the TIMESTAMPS on both source and target. (you probably want -av or such (instead of -vr) to include ...) -----Original Message----- From: rsync-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:rsync-bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Grant Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 3:24 PM To: rsync at lists.samba.org Subject: speedup is always 0.99 I'm syncing from a USB disk to my hard disk like this: rsync -vr /path/to/usb/disk/dir/ /path/to/hard/disk/dir/ But the speedup is always 0.99 which I think means it is just copying the files each time instead of syncing them. What could be wrong? - Grant -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
On 22/02/13 21:23, Grant wrote:> I'm syncing from a USB disk to my hard disk like this: > > rsync -vr /path/to/usb/disk/dir/ /path/to/hard/disk/dir/ > > But the speedup is always 0.99 which I think means it is just copying > the files each time instead of syncing them. What could be wrong? > > - Grant >If either of the disks is formatted with FAT, then you'll need --modify-window=1 -- see the man page or http://serverfault.com/questions/54949/how-can-i-use-rsync-with-a-fat-file-system cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgdennis at btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK
Grant wrote:> I'm syncing from a USB disk to my hard disk like this: > > rsync -vr /path/to/usb/disk/dir/ /path/to/hard/disk/dir/ > > But the speedup is always 0.99 which I think means it is just copying > the files each time instead of syncing them. What could be wrong?Missing -t option. (The -a option includes -t plus others.) Bob