Skip to main content

How to restore backup with RSync

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1011136/how-to-restore-backup-with-rsync

asically just revierse the order for the backup. 
-tag it rsync -aAXv
Then start from backup directory and end with destination directory

sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /mounted/backups/cpbackups/ /mounted/main/directory/location/

+from Backtup= /mounted/backups/cpbackups  
+To Destination= /mounted/main/directory/location?

*NOTE "/"*
The "/" means something!
At the end of the directory, if you do not include the "/" Rsync will make a directory inside the directory you specify, then will include the files in from there.
If you DO include the "/", it will drop the files/directories in, directly at the directory that you specify.

Example:

sudo rsync -aAXv --delete

 
((1)) /mounted/backups/cpbackups
((2)) /mounted/main/directory/location?

Without "/"
((1)) File name will be "cpbackups" and will make a directory named "cpbackups" and put it in ((2)). 

With "/"
Will take files from INSIDE ((1)) and put them INSIDE the ((2)) directory. 

**Change the flags**

rsync -aHAXvP /home_folder_path /backup_folder_path