Re: [rdiff-backup-users] trying to restart rdiff-backup after failure without deleting entire mirror

[Jakob Unterwurzacher]

Maarten Bezemer schrieb:
> Hi,
>
>> How do I restore rdiff-backup-data without having to delete the entire
>> backup directory (~1TB) and start from scratch?
> 
> What version of rdiff-backup are you using?
> 
> Since you say the rdiff-backup-data directory is already messed up,
> there's little point in trying to keep the increments (history). So
> removing the rdiff-backup-data directory and starting the rdiff-backup
> command with the --force argument added to the command line should do
> the trick.
> Remember to remove the --force argument once this first run is finished,
> since it may haunt you if you continue to run production with the
> --force still present.

The easier option IMO is to empty (not delete) the rdiff-backup-data
directory - this way you don't have to mess with command line switches,
as you don't need --force.


Jakob