After runnin rsync, the backup folder does not match the size of the source folder. why?
by dave999 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6DA1R)
hello,
My home folder is /home/dave. I did a du -sh on this folder to get the actual size. The folder is 250GB.
I used the code below to backup my home folder.Code: rsync -avP /home/dave backupAfter rsync was done. I did adu -sh backup, and I got 236GB. Not 250GB as my /home/dave folder.
Why the difference? 14GB is alot of data. I assumed rsynce makes a mirror copy of a folder.
I appreciate any feedback. Thanks
My home folder is /home/dave. I did a du -sh on this folder to get the actual size. The folder is 250GB.
I used the code below to backup my home folder.Code: rsync -avP /home/dave backupAfter rsync was done. I did adu -sh backup, and I got 236GB. Not 250GB as my /home/dave folder.
Why the difference? 14GB is alot of data. I assumed rsynce makes a mirror copy of a folder.
I appreciate any feedback. Thanks