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Compared to other deduplication approaches, this method does NOT depend on:
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- * file/directory names staying the same
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+ * file/directory names staying the same: So you can move your stuff around
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+ without killing the deduplication, even between machines sharing a repo.
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- So you can move your stuff around without killing the deduplication,
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- even between machines sharing a repo.
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+ * complete files or time stamps staying the same: If a big file changes a
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+ little, only a few new chunks need to be stored - this is great for VMs or
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+ raw disks.
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- * complete files or time stamps staying the same
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-
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- If a big file changes a little, only a few new chunks will be stored -
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- this is great for VMs or raw disks.
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-
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- * the absolute position of a data chunk inside a file
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-
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- Stuff may get shifted and will still be found by the deduplication
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- algorithm.
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+ * The absolute position of a data chunk inside a file: Stuff may get shifted
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+ and will still be found by the deduplication algorithm.
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**Speed**
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* performance critical code (chunking, compression, encryption) is
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@@ -109,15 +104,15 @@ For a graphical frontend refer to our complementary project `BorgWeb <https://bo
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Links
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=====
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- * `Main Web Site <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/>`_
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- * `Releases <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases>`_
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- * `PyPI packages <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/borgbackup>`_
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- * `ChangeLog <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/blob/master/CHANGES.rst>`_
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- * `GitHub <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg>`_
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- * `Issue Tracker <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues>`_
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- * `Bounties & Fundraisers <https://www.bountysource.com/teams/borgbackup>`_
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- * `Mailing List <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/borgbackup>`_
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- * `License <https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/authors.html#license>`_
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+* `Main Web Site <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/>`_
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+* `Releases <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases>`_
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+* `PyPI packages <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/borgbackup>`_
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+* `ChangeLog <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/blob/master/CHANGES.rst>`_
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+* `GitHub <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg>`_
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+* `Issue Tracker <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues>`_
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+* `Bounties & Fundraisers <https://www.bountysource.com/teams/borgbackup>`_
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+* `Mailing List <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/borgbackup>`_
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+* `License <https://borgbackup.github.io/borgbackup/authors.html#license>`_
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Notes
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@@ -132,19 +127,19 @@ Differences between Attic and Borg
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Here's a (incomplete) list of some major changes:
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- * more open, faster paced development (see `issue #1 <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues/1>`_)
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- * lots of attic issues fixed (see `issue #5 <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues/5>`_)
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- * less chunk management overhead via --chunker-params option (less memory and disk usage)
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- * faster remote cache resync (useful when backing up multiple machines into same repo)
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- * compression: no, lz4, zlib or lzma compression, adjustable compression levels
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- * repokey replaces problematic passphrase mode (you can't change the passphrase nor the pbkdf2 iteration count in "passphrase" mode)
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- * simple sparse file support, great for virtual machine disk files
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- * can read special files (e.g. block devices) or from stdin, write to stdout
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- * mkdir-based locking is more compatible than attic's posix locking
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- * uses fadvise to not spoil / blow up the fs cache
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- * better error messages / exception handling
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- * better logging, screen output, progress indication
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- * tested on misc. Linux systems, 32 and 64bit, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X
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+* more open, faster paced development (see `issue #1 <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues/1>`_)
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+* lots of attic issues fixed (see `issue #5 <https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/issues/5>`_)
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+* less chunk management overhead via --chunker-params option (less memory and disk usage)
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+* faster remote cache resync (useful when backing up multiple machines into same repo)
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+* compression: no, lz4, zlib or lzma compression, adjustable compression levels
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+* repokey replaces problematic passphrase mode (you can't change the passphrase nor the pbkdf2 iteration count in "passphrase" mode)
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+* simple sparse file support, great for virtual machine disk files
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+* can read special files (e.g. block devices) or from stdin, write to stdout
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+* mkdir-based locking is more compatible than attic's posix locking
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+* uses fadvise to not spoil / blow up the fs cache
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+* better error messages / exception handling
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+* better logging, screen output, progress indication
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+* tested on misc. Linux systems, 32 and 64bit, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X
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Please read the `ChangeLog`_ (or ``CHANGES.rst`` in the source distribution) for more
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information.
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