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Speaking generally, rsync is faster than straight copying if the files partially exist in the destination first. If they don't exist, or they've changed complet

Speaking generally, rsync is faster than straight copying if the files partially exist in the destination first. If they don't exist, or they've changed completely, rsync is slower due to the checksumming on both sides.

buster 12y ago
There is no checksumming if the file doesnt exist..