Thanks to both Cameron and you, Bob! After the transfer, here is what we have, on that filesystem: $ du -sh kmeans --apparent-size 154G kmeans $ du -sh kmeans 628G kmeans So, I guess that leaves me (and others) stuck. Ranjan On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 21:14:38 -0500 Robert Nichols <rnicholsNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 03/30/2015 04:39 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > Thanks, Cameron! > >> If the far end is windows, certainly sparse files will no longer be sparse at > >> the far end. This kind of thing is one reason we get so picky when getting > >> employers to order NASes; we asked for a QNAP (cheap, useful, Linux backend) > >> and they wanted to order Microsoft's storage thingummy, which would have broken > >> all sorts of stuff just like what you're encountering. > > > > I suspect that that is what has happened here: the stuff is too high-end to be of any use. > > Try the "du" command again, but this time with the "--apparent-size" option. > > -- > Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. > Do NOT delete it. > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ Can't remember your password? Do you need a strong and secure password? Use Password manager! It stores your passwords & protects your account. Check it out at http://mysecurelogon.com/manager -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
