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Question #186746 on Duplicity changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/186746

    Status: Open => Answered

edso proposed the following answer:
On 03.02.2012 23:15, Alexander Pokluda wrote:
> Question #186746 on Duplicity changed:
> 
> I am curious about how Duplicity handles open files. Does Duplicity use
> some kind of mechanism to obtain a snapshot of open files so that an in-
> use virtual disk image or database file, for example, will be backed up
> in a consistent state? Or does it just do a read-through that may result
> in a corrupted copy of the file in the backup if the file changes while
> it is being backed up?
> 

i am not ware of any protection within duplicity against concurrent
read/writes during backup. if your filesystem does not protect you here
you will probably corrupt your backup.

..ede/duply.net

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