Re: no space left on device

[Klaus Singvogel <deb-user-ml@singvogel.net>]

Adam Weremczuk wrote:
> 
> The command was:
> 
> rsync -av /mnt/sdb1/data-mirror/ /mnt/nvme0n1p1/data-mirror/ --progress --delete

If you're running out of disk space, use option "--delete-before" instead of "--delete"

But the option --delete-before is more dangerous, as you might loose files, when the rsync fails:
• you first wipe out all files, which are non-existend in the source.
• you don't copy the successor files, as the operation fails

There's a potential risk of data loss. So, handle this option with care, and know, I made this experience in the past.

Best regards,
	Klaus.
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Klaus Singvogel
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