Timeline for Is it safe to use a HDD while rsync is running?
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 16:04 | comment | added | ibennetch | I like your answer best because you go in to detail about what happens if files are modified. You not only provide an alternative but also address the inconsistencies it can cause (missing an update, warning about a missing file, etc.). In my situation, using rsync to seed a long backup and then refreshing it days later is no big deal, and that sounds like the OP's situation as well. It doesn't sound like he/she is requiring an enterprise level backup the first time through, but just wants to use the computer in the mean time. I say just run rsync a second time to catch the updated files. | |
| Jan 31, 2017 at 15:53 | history | edited | David Spillett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2017 at 15:43 | history | answered | David Spillett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |