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How to rsync a large file, with as little CPU and bandwidth expense as possible?
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I have a 500 GB file that I plan on backing up remotely. The file changes often. I'll be rsyncing it from a desktop to a server. Both can run rsync client or server. What is the proper command for this? The ones I've tried sofar has been taking forever or simply acted strange. Example and results: …
Error Output
rsync -cv --partial --inplace --no-whole-file /desktop/file1 myserver.com::module/file1
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It's never going to be fast, because rsync is going to have to read/checksum the entire file, and reading 500GB is going to take a long time, unless you've got it stored on SSDs or something. Try . means that it checksums the entire file BEFORE doin…
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