diff --git a/src/commands/backup/file_change_detection.md b/src/commands/backup/file_change_detection.md index 105b974..a0d1666 100644 --- a/src/commands/backup/file_change_detection.md +++ b/src/commands/backup/file_change_detection.md @@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ The option `--ignore-inode` exists to support FUSE-based filesystems and pCloud, which do not assign stable inodes to files. Note that the device id of the containing mount point is never taken into -account. Device numbers are not stable for removable devices and ZFS snapshots. +account. Device numbers are not stable for removable devices and ZFS datasets. If you want to force a re-scan in such a case, you can change the mountpoint. + +The device id will still be tracked and stored as part of the backup, +unless you supply `--ignore-devid`.