[Box Backup-dev] Background backup: Sync of directory listings
G.
boxbackup-dev@fluffy.co.uk
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:20:31 -0800 (PST)
Dominik,=0A=0A> What I observe from the logs is that every time the connect=
ion to the=0A> server is lost (e.g. by putting the Macbook into standby and=
waking it=0A> up again), boxbackup seems to download directory listing inf=
ormation=0A> from the server for a really long time (I have many directorie=
s; takes=0A> >10 Minutes). Is that really the case?=0A=0ATry modifying bbac=
kupd.conf with the following:=0A=0AStoreObjectInfoFile =3D <some-folder-her=
e>\bbackupd.dat=0A=0A> I am sure you have thought of that: Why don't you st=
ore a cached copy of=0A> the last known directory structure on the client. =
Then you could speed=0A=0AYes, bbackupd retains a cache, but the cache is l=
ost every time you shutdown and restart it. The option above will attempt t=
o save that information to a file and restore it on the next startup.=0A=0A=
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