From a737fe1e478f7a06c1ae7c5e0a8569edccaf3b47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Eischer Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 17:11:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add documentation for --no-extra-verify option --- doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst b/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst index 6ea39dc75..5773ac161 100644 --- a/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst +++ b/doc/047_tuning_backup_parameters.rst @@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ only applied for the single run of restic. The option can also be set via the en variable ``RESTIC_COMPRESSION``. +Data Verification +================= + +To prevent the upload of corrupted data to the repository, restic verifies that files can +be decoded and contain the correct data beforehand. This increases the CPU usage during +backups. If necessary, you can disable this verification using the option ``--no-extra-verify``. +However, in this case you should verify the repository integrity more actively using +``restic check --read-data``. Otherwise, data corruption due to hardware issues or software +bugs might go unnoticed. + + File Read Concurrency =====================