Re: [rdiff-backup-users] how to shrink/purge/truncate the metadata file (and the file_statistics file)?

[=JeffH]

> As you found the increments dir grows when the source files either shrink or
> expand. Since it is basically a versioning system it has to retain all the
> information for a file over the time frame since the last --remove-older-than
> operation

yep, that's what I figured.

> One way to get a handle on your backup directory is to do:
> rdiff-backup --list-increment-sizes /backup/dir
> This will show you where your storage is being taken up. The amount you are
> going to need is going to be useage specific. The more increments and the
> bigger the incremental changes the more storage you are going to need. 
Remember
> increments work both ways, so shrinking the size of source files will increase
> the size of the incremental storage at least until they are pruned
> by --remove-older-than.

ok, that makes sense, thanks.

I have some questions about the size info rdiff-backup displays at various 
times, but will do so in a separate message later on.

thanks for your thoughts.

=JeffH