https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/rsync/m-p/2702009#M1468 RSync is not designed to write to a tape, no.<BR /><BR />To do that, you need to use something like 'tar' or 'cpio', or another 'backup' product.<BR /><BR />You could raw-dump data to a tape using 'dd', but I wouldn't advise it (as getting it back off again could be quite disgusting). Fri, 12 Apr 2002 04:01:05 GMT Stuart Browne 2002-04-12T04:01:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/rsync/m-p/2702008#M1467 Could rsync copy files to tape? How?<BR /><BR />Thank you. Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:09:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/rsync/m-p/2702008#M1467 Alfonso_4 2002-04-11T23:09:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/rsync/m-p/2702009#M1468 RSync is not designed to write to a tape, no.<BR /><BR />To do that, you need to use something like 'tar' or 'cpio', or another 'backup' product.<BR /><BR />You could raw-dump data to a tape using 'dd', but I wouldn't advise it (as getting it back off again could be quite disgusting). Fri, 12 Apr 2002 04:01:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/rsync/m-p/2702009#M1468 Stuart Browne 2002-04-12T04:01:05Z