>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:58 PM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi All,
>>
>>     I have a bash script for synchronizing a flashing drive (target)
>>     with my hard drive (source) I take to customer sites (with a read
>>     only switch so I don't spread viruses).
>>
>>     I currently "rsync" 11 different directories.  Each sync line
>>     looks like this:
>>
>>     rsync -rv --delete $MyCDsSource/Linux $MyCDsTarget/.; sync; sync
>>
>>     Problem: it is slow -- takes three hours.  To help the
>>     speed issue, I upgraded from USB 2 to USB 3.  Backup went
>>     from 3 hr-15 min to 3 hr-5 min.  It is almost faster
>>     to wipe the stick and rewrite it.
>>
>>     Anyone  know of a way to speed up rsync?
>>
>>     Many thanks,
>>     -T
>>



On 07/11/2014 01:01 PM, Steven Miano wrote:> The likely culprit is 
encryption.
>
> If this is all on a local network segment and you can forgo the security
> aspect:
>
> -e "ssh -T -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x"
>
> ~Steven


Hi Steven,

The USB 3 flash drives and plugged directly into my
USB 3 Front panel hub.

My local hard drive is LUKS encrypted.  Is that an issue?
Doesn't seem to slow anything else down.

Many thanks,
-T