From de5bf311d8a7d04e61bb23e36384555859464402 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Sweeting Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:08:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Upgrading or Merging Archives (markdown) --- Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives.md b/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives.md index dd25da6..c5cbaf5 100644 --- a/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives.md +++ b/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives.md @@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ More info: Two or more existing ArchiveBox collection dirs can be merged together by simply combining the contents of `archive/*` and re-running `archivebox init` to pull the new Snapshots into the index. +> [!WARNING] +> Snapshot folders are identified by their timestamp (in milliseconds), this is normally not a problem for archives collected on one machine, but when merging archives from two different instances that ran at the same time it means there is a small chance of conflicts. Check the contents of `archive/` before merging, and backup any directories that may conflict before proceeding. + 1. Upgrade both old collections to the most recent ArchiveBox version (following instructions above) ```bash pip install --upgrade archivebox # or follow instructions above for upgrading w/ Docker