From: dan@djph.net   
      
   On 2026-02-02, pinnerite wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   So use something like fdupes or the occasional --delete[*] switch with your   
   rsync job?   
      
      
   [*] NB -- there are several 'options' you can use with --delete; such as   
   'before' or 'after' the transfer (and some additional variants thereto)   
      
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