Kobold:
Related to this hardlink behaviour, i think its best to first delete the Snapshot and then create the new Snapshot… if we do it vise versa, there will be a hardlink on the newest snapshot that leads to a not existing File(s), right?
No, if a file has been deleted, then it will not include a link to it. It can’t, because a hard-link is only another name for an existing file. If the file does not exist, then you cannot create a new path to it.
See my tutorial regarding UNIX filesystems…
Difficulty: ★★★☆☆
Note: This post is meant as a tutorial. Please do not post on this thread regarding any problems you’re having with permissions, but start a new thread instead. Thank you.
PREAMBLE: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
If you are new to the world of GNU/Linux ─ and especially if you come from the Microsoft Windows ecosystem ─ then you will undoubtedly have already noticed that GNU/Linux handles permissions and storage volumes quite differently from what you might be used to …
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