rsync backup size

[H.S.]

Robert Holtzman wrote:
> I run rsync with the command:
> 
> sudo rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' --exclude '/media' / 
> /media/disk
> 

The z flag only compressed the data during transmission and not save the
data as compressed.

Try --delete option. It will delete the files in your pre-existing
backup which are not present anymore in the data you are trying to backup.

I usually use the option "-auv --progress --delete" to keep a back up in
a similar scenario. The "-C" may also be useful, it prevents standard
backup files and object files to be copied.

Regards.
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