From 33be583920b8880da829b512066f64e1131ad769 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sherbang Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 18:34:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update faq.rst --- docs/faq.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index ed4b6f76f..f0ae2fe7f 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Yes, the `deduplication`_ technique used by Also, we have optional simple sparse file support for extract. If you use non-snapshotting backup tools like Borg to back up virtual machines, -then these should be turned off for doing so. Backing up live VMs this way can (and will) +then the VMs should be turned off for the duration of the backup. Backing up live VMs can (and will) result in corrupted or inconsistent backup contents: a VM image is just a regular file to Borg with the same issues as regular files when it comes to concurrent reading and writing from the same file.