From 0a3d87eaea57921c2ba882d64280527b4a113a61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Schneider Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:57:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: repository check means full CRC check -> slow Ref: https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage/check.html#description --- docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md index edbfa86a..9c95a3a6 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md @@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ checks: Here are the available checks from fastest to slowest: - * `repository`: Checks the consistency of the repository itself. - * `archives`: Checks all of the archives in the repository. + * `archives`: Checks all of the archives metadata in the repository. + * `repository`: Checks the consistency of the whole repository. The checks run + on the server and do not cause significant network traffic. * `extract`: Performs an extraction dry-run of the latest archive. * `data`: Verifies the data integrity of all archives contents, decrypting and decompressing all data. * `spot`: Compares file counts and contents between your source files and the latest archive.