Re: [rdiff-backup-users] convert existing mirror to rdiff-backup ?

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Jesse,

> I'm a newbie. rdiff-backup looks excellent. One thing I couldn't see 
> mentioned in any of the online docs and wiki and so on, is whether I can 
> somehow convert an existing mirror (currently maintained with plain 
> rsync, no incrementals or anything) over to rdiff-backup?

Yes, just back up to the same directory with the --force option (first 
time) and it will effectively do an rsync, and create the 
rdiff-backup-data directory which holds the metadata. After that, please 
do not touch the directory with rsync or anything except rdiff-backup, and 
please remove the --force option from the rdiff-backup command.

> If I can't do it direcly, perhaps I can first make an rdiff-backup copy 
> of my mirror locally, and then update this new repository from my remote 
> source?

Yes, you can do that as well. Some people do if they can't install Python 
on the storage server or the machine being backed up.

Cheers, Chris.
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