speedup is always 0.99

[Chris Dennis]

On 22/02/13 21:23, Grant wrote:
> I'm syncing from a USB disk to my hard disk like this:
>
> rsync -vr /path/to/usb/disk/dir/ /path/to/hard/disk/dir/
>
> But the speedup is always 0.99 which I think means it is just copying
> the files each time instead of syncing them.  What could be wrong?
>
> - Grant
>

If either of the disks is formatted with FAT, then you'll need 
--modify-window=1 -- see the man page or 
http://serverfault.com/questions/54949/how-can-i-use-rsync-with-a-fat-file-system

cheers

Chris
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Chris Dennis                                  cgdennis at btinternet.com
Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK