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So my scenario is that I have been using rsync to backup files from an internal drive to an external USB drive. The backup is only about 50% done and I want to backup the remaining files to a second, larger drive and then add the files from the first drive later. Is there a way to easily rsync the remaining files that are not already backed up to the first drive? I cannot copy the files from the first drive to the second drive first due to time constraints (slow transfer rate).

Jason O
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    Food for thought: if you can't make a full back-up in your desired time-frame you probably can't restore quickly enough either. - In other words: consider simply making a full back-up from your internal drive to the large external drive and avoid doing complicated things like making a list of files already on your first drive and using that list in the [rsync option](https://www.unix.com/man-page/redhat/1/rsync/) `--exclude-from=FILE` when copying your data to the second drive. – Rob May 23 '22 at 15:55
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