Safely copying a restic repo to a second location
Making a second copy of a restic repository with rsync is unclear: users do not know the safe write order or whether to lock
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
8 public reports · first reported 16 April 2026 · last reported 20 April 2026
What's going wrong
Many users keep a second copy of their restic repository for the three-two-one rule, usually by running rsync.
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