[Dirvish] [Bulk] Re: Full backup every time

[Bernd Haug]

Jens Lang wrote:
> Yes, I know that it is supposed to do a full backup every time. Maybe my
> wording was not exact. On my system it transfers the whole directory
> every time (e. g. a large photo collection). These files never change.
> And, of course, they use disk space on the backup disk.

> I suppose that it for some reason thinks the file has changed although
> it hasn't. But why? The file size and the date doesn't change.

Unless it's what Kenneth suspects (accidental --init all the time), I'd 
check the mtime on those photos. If they're under some management 
software, that thing might repeatedly write things into their metadata 
(JPEG contains so much metainformation that MP3 looks sad by comparison) 
or similar things.

Maybe Ubuntu ships with something that behaves as weirdly as iPhoto on 
the Macs...

Yours, Bernd