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File sync recommendations?
I just have a bunch of HDDs that I mostly don't use. It's mostly media and files (~2TB) I will never modify. I can copy the data, but I won't know when something becomes corrupted. It's not super cri...
Use rsync for the mirror and rclone for its powerful check command.
# 1. Run your regular sync (mirror the drives)
rsync -av --delete /media/DriveA/ /media/DriveB/
# 2. Run an integrity check (audit for corruption)
rclone check /media/DriveA/ /media/DriveB/ --one-way --combined /home/user/audit_report.txt