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   pinnerite to All   
   Trivial Backup dilemma   
   02 Feb 26 22:32:35   
   
   From: pinnerite@gmail.com   
      
   I rsync my main drive to backups.   
      
   However I am a bit messy at filing documents, just keeping them in   
   temporary places, like "Downloads" for example. Eventually I Will   
   decide to create one or more directories and move stuff into them.   
      
   When I backup of course, the new directories (and contents) will be   
   copied but the originals will remain on the backup drive. It would   
   time-consuming to go through the backup drive, work out what had been   
   duplicated and delete the original files.   
      
   In the past, because I have multiple backups, I would delete all the   
   contents of a backup drive before backing up to it again.   
      
   That though is time consuming and seems like using a hammer to crack a   
   nut.   
      
      
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