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Thanks for info. I was under the assumption that rsync will execute followings steps: 1. Compare first to identify different files (new/updated) --> This is where i am worried due to data size 2. Upload new/updated files 3 Remove source file As per your comment, rsync will compare after uploading to check if files are identical ? Additionally i don't expect to delete directories as i want