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Mention that device id is part of backup by default #112

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion src/commands/backup/file_change_detection.md
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Expand Up @@ -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`.