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Re: Interrupted backups



Hi Marc,

Thanks for your reply and apologies for not noticing that bit in the manual.  So if I've understood it properly, the answer is yes, Tarsnap can re-start a partial archive.  I guess the command to re-start would be exactly the same as the initial command.  Would that be a fair assumption?

If this isn't a completely thick question, how would I know the archive was now whole and complete?  That is, no data missing or lost?

Regards,

John

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On 19 Mar 2014, at 14:31, Marc Hedlund <marc@precipice.org> wrote:

See "INTERRUPTING ARCHIVAL" at http://www.tarsnap.com/man-tarsnap.1.html


-M


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:28 AM, John Gamble <jg5@sanger.ac.uk> wrote:
Can anyone advise on the following please?

In the event that a backup gets interrupted - either by technical problems or because it's taking so long and I want to switch off my computer - is Tarsnap able to pick up where it left off once the connection is re-established?  Or would I have to start the backup all over again?

What would be the command for re-starting an interrupted backup?

Thanks for any advice on this matter.

Best wishes,

John Gamble




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