From 2a4ed3f0e85cd21c3e19b3b2f33f904da55e7ae0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marvin Gaube Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:25:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Note regarding borg version (#3987) add a note regarding in-file checkpointing and borg versions --- docs/faq.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index c58ad4c85..bd2662dbb 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ really desperate (e.g. if you have no completed backup of that file and you'ld rather get a partial file extracted than nothing). You do **not** want to give that option under any normal circumstances. +Note that checkpoints inside files are created only since version 1.1, +make sure you have an up-to-date version of borgbackup if you want to continue instead of retransferring a huge file. +In some cases, there is only an outdated version shipped with your distribution (e.g. Debian). See :ref:`_installation` + How can I backup huge file(s) over a unstable connection? ---------------------------------------------------------