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This does not explain why the transfer starts fast (no buffering, files list already done, etc.) and keeps slowing down from here.

Paradox
– Paradox

2022-03-24 14:56:30 +00:00
Commented Mar 24, 2022 at 14:56
That's the estimation from rsync, when there are a list of files it will start out fast because estimating one file, then it finds the next etc etc

Fredrik
– Fredrik

2022-03-25 08:22:07 +00:00
Commented Mar 25, 2022 at 8:22
The indexing part would not perpetually decrease the actual transfer, this is simply not how rsync and what its behavior displays here for example.

Paradox
– Paradox

2022-03-25 10:26:54 +00:00
Commented Mar 25, 2022 at 10:26

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