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...k devices (the --copy-devices didn't 'work for me, maybe I'm stupid or it's broken in the Rsync that ships with Debian bullseye). And additionally I ran into performance and resource issues using Rsync for huge files. While this all can be my fault, I started a small project "bmapfs": a fuse driver that maps the huge file (or device) as a directory of files representing blocks of the backing file (or device). Using Rsync now on these smaller files I circumvented the above mentioned issues (be they real or just a result of my stupidity). Maybe you find bmapfs useful for...

...fuse driver that maps the huge file (or device) as a directory of files > representing blocks of the backing file (or device). > > Using Rsync now on these smaller files I circumvented the above > mentioned issues (be they real or just a result of my stupidity). > > Maybe you find bmapfs useful for other scenarios too. I'd be happy if