[Borgbackup] borg adds same files every time

Thomas Waldmann tw at waldmann-edv.de
Fri Jan 22 12:56:31 EST 2021


>> You can do that just directly on the file system, using "stat", as the 
>> FAQ mentions.
>>
>> The FAQ also mentions the misc. special cases and conditions that have 
>> to be considered.
> 
> I finished the tests, it seems that there is a problem when mounting 
> davfs file system. Every time borg create a new backup, the atime of 
> each file changes and as a result borg will continue to backup it next 
> time again.

For change detection, borg does NOT use the atime (but ctime [default in 
borg 1.1+] or mtime [if you tell so]).


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