-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bradley wrote: > Tom Holroyd wrote: >> Show of hands: compress backups? Or 1:1 copy. >> > I always do a 1:1 backup. I tried doing compressed and found that > sometimes the compressed file got corrupted and plus there wasn't that > big of a space savings for me. The other problem is that if I needed a > backed up file, I could just access it directly to get what I needed. somehow missed original post to know if you are using tar or some other for doing your back up, so this is just a side note for backups. try using cpio, no compression before. if your back up gets corrupt, cpio will skip it. - -- tc,hago. g . without fences, who needs gates. - --. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mandriva - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIF4v/QCGYa6nWX2MRAnhuAKDmhlqMMDNiFNMtq8UlYzGdoyQ90ACgvjui e/2oo6nLDZqaT7+zPDuFPtI= =8WAp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list