Re: [Dar-support] Errors: Backing Up Multiple Folders on Windows

[Keith <da...@ne...>]

Thanks Andy,

When I try this my error messages go away, but now DAR  exits with an empty
dar archive and the following messages? 

 --------------------------------------------
 0 inode(s) saved
 with 0 hard link(s) recorded
 0 inode(s) changed at the moment of the backup
 0 inode(s) not saved (no inode/file change)
 0 inode(s) failed to save (filesystem error)
 16 inode(s) ignored (excluded by filters)
 0 inode(s) recorded as deleted from reference backup
 --------------------------------------------
 Total number of inode considered: 16
 --------------------------------------------

DAR appears to have ignored my "-g" option.

The actual command-line I used is given below. I expected that this would
archive a folder tree on my F drive.

 dar -z -c "../backups/Dar_Test" -R "/cygdrive" -g
"F/Jobs/Projects/ElecTrickery/Projects/Strata Solutions"

I would appreciate any assistance you might be able to offer.

Cheers,
Keith.


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Subject: Re: [Dar-support] Errors: Backing Up Multiple Folders on Windows

Hi Keith,

The -R option says where the root of the backup is, and your folder paths
need to be relative to the root (not absolute):

I.e. to backup folders in /cygdrive:

-R /cygdrive
-g X/FolderPath1

... for the folder /cygdrive/X/FolderPath1.

Regards,

Andy.

Keith wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I want to use DAR on Windows to backup a collection of folders. From 
> reading the doco it appears that I need the following options:
>
> -z # Compress files in archive
>
> -c /cygdrive/Z/BackupPath/BaseName  # Target Archive on Drive Z
>
> -R /cygdrive  # To specify the root
>
> -g /cygdrive/X/FolderPath1  # Folder Path 1 on Drive X -g 
> /cygdrive/X/FolderPath2  # Folder Path 2 on Drive X -g 
> /cygdrive/Y/FolderPath3  # Folder Path 3 on Drive Y
>
>
> EXAMPLE:
> --------
>  dar -z -c "../backups/Dar_Test" -R "/cygdrive" -g 
> "/cygdrive/F/Jobs/Projects"
>
> I get the following error:
>
> "Parse error on command line (or included files): Cannot add an 
> absolute path"
>
> The following command line fails too:
>  dar -z -c "../backups/Dar_Test" -R "/cygdrive" -g "/F/Jobs/Projects"
>
>
> If I remove the "-g" option and use "-R" to backup a single folder 
> path then it works?
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Keith.
>
>   


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