---
title: Rsync between network drives?
kind: blog
description: Use the --size-only flag to avoid downloading remote files for checksum generation.
words: 11
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2011-04-27T11:08:36.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-27T21:03:45+02:00'
tags:
  - system-administration
---
Use the `--size-only` flag to avoid downloading remote files for checksum generation.