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Loukas Avgeriou posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
hello June :) Are you able to see any feedback at the commands output window when the task is running? does the freeze happen immediately when the task starts eg when rsync is calculating the files to be transferred or at some specific file/folder? If you run only the rsync command, at a terminal, does it also freeze? Task properties->validate->copy command to clipboard and then paste it at the terminal.
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June R. posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
I hope someone can help, because this problem makes no sense. I use luckyBackup to run several tasks, but for some reason when I back up /home/myusername, a few minutes in my X11 session hangs. I can move the mouse, but the screen doesn't update and I can't interact with things. I can't even use the keyboard to switch to a tty. I can ssh in, but didn't see any glaring errors when I checed processes. I appear to not be generating any log files; when I manage the backup and View Logs, I get a message...
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Hello :) Well I will start with a fact: LB will keep the same directory structure of the source to the destination. In the end you will end up with 2 identical directories! So, no it is not (directly) possible to reorganize the files, if you keep the same root source folder. Maybe you can split it in smaller tasks which will move directories from A to where you would like them in B. Also be careful, if you reorganize manually drive A, if you run the PC -> drive A, then A will end up just like before...
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Dr Pepper Can modified a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Linux Mint 22.2 Zara, Cinnamon luckyBackup 0.5.0 I am presently backing up files in my computer (/home), mostly from the Documents folder, to drive A. Thanks to its schedule the results are then backedup to drive B. But drive B already has its own set of directories and subdirectories. How to get documents of different sorts to be put in the existing directories. For instance, I have a directory in my Docs dir for project 1. But I also have a resume file, which should go to the Resumes dir in drive...
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Linux Mint 22.2 Zara, Cinnamon luckyBackup 0.5.0 I am presently backing up files in my computer (/home), mostly from the Documents folder, to drive A. Thanks to its schedule the results are then backedup to drive B. But drive B already has its own set of directories and subdirectories. How to get documents of different sorts to be put in the existing directories. For instance, I have a directory in my Docs dir for project 1. But I also have a resume file, which should go to the Resumes dir in drive...
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Well, if you check "quite mode" once, it then becomes the default behavior for the specific profile
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Daniel Kolar posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Would you make change this default behavior to show only warnings and errors?
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ineuw posted a comment on discussion Help
It may not be an LB issue. What I understood from repeated experiments, by deleting the user's crontab and starting fresh. I consider this another issue of the Cinnamon environment, among many other minor bugs I am in the process of resolving. The process of creating a crontab by Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1 OS - is not saving the LB entry correctly. So, in bash, using crontab -e, and repeated ctrl+o and ctrl+x without editing the original. Afterwards it worked fine. I just thought users of LB should...
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what was the issue with the LB entries? Also, it would be better if you want to modify sth to do it outside lines "luckybackup entries" and "end of luckybackup", otherwise it can be changed again by LB
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I had no crontab before luckybackup. The crontab was created through luckybackup. After exiting luckybackup, I opened crontab in bash and further edited the luckybackup crontab. After editng, I clicked ctrl+o and ctrl+x, and I got the error message, even though my modification was correct. So, I opened the crontab after exiting luckybackup, and clicked ctrl+o and ctrl+x without any editing and exited. After that were subsequent edits were accepted.
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Hello :) What do you mean it is not saved properly? Is the relevant luckybackup line corrupted or not visible at all. Normally you should see something like: # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ luckybackup entries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0 0 * * * env DISPLAY=:0 /usr/bin/luckybackup --silent --skip-critical /home/luckyb/.luckyBackup/profiles/default.profile > /home/luckyb/.luckyBackup/logs/> # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ end of luckybackup entries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
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A crontab created by luckybackup in GUI, is not saved properly. When editing this crontab in bash, the edit cannot be saved. The workaround is crontab -e, then Ctrl+o to write the unedited contents, and Ctrl+x to exit. Then, re-open crontab and repeat the edit.
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As a last word on this topic, this issue is common to all software that are not written with Cinnamon in mind, but ported. I must do this for XFCE4-Notes in Cinnamon.
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Consequently, the issue is Linux Mint Cinnamon, based on five identical Linux installations. I will post it to Linux Mint. The only solution is to chattr +i settings.ini after setup.
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Please close this issue. I was just wondering, if the default installation was set to 0. I know that Cinnamon is having issues with retaining user window size settings. Thanks. Is_toolbarText_visible=0
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The problems occur on creation of the .ini file by the installation. In this French LMC installation, Is_toolbarText_visible=0, while in others, it's another setting. Perhaps the toolbars should not be locked on install. This may have to do with the installation's initial window size cannot automatically size itself to the correct width the first time, and unable to display the captions, unless I change the window size. After manual adjustment and saving the text file, they retained the desired settings....
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Don't waste your weekend on it. I checked a third, unused and unopened installation on my laptop. The Is_combo_toolbar_visible=1 but Is_toolbarText_visible=0. I will monitor their status before and after use. The English installation runs by crontab, every 2 hours.
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Do this once more, please. Open LB gui Make sure the "Actions" checkbox is checked Close LB window Now check the file: ~/.luckyBackup/settings.ini It's a simple text file. Did the last modification time changed to the date/time that you closed the LB window. Open the settings.ini file with a text editor. Is line 14 like: Is_combo_toolbar_visible=1
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Hi, :) I open LB in the English, checkmark it because it was empty on opening . When closing and reopening, the setting is lost. Today, I repeated the same in the French installation. Please see the attached image
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Hello :) So the issue is that, even if you check "Settings->toolbars->actions", it does not appear at all or it is still unchecked when you start LB again? I just checked at Kubuntu 22.04 and it keeps the setting. The configuration is suppossed to be saved when you close the main window.
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Hello :) You can copy all the .profile files from ~/.luckyBackup/profiles/ from one configuration, to the other. For safety reasons, check if the folder paths are correct at the 2nd configuration before you go on clicking run. There's also the import/export profile procedure you could follow that will also copy snapshot data.
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I have two Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop installations. English and French sharing the same data drive folders. I want to copy the English configuration files to the French installation to save time. which are the local configuration files need to be copied? Thanks.
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This post is related to my post of some years ago about the menu settings being lost between sessions. This problem was only partially resolved, by what I assume, newer releases of Cinnamon and GTK. These are my educated guesses based on observed changes since. Please look at the enclosed image .
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I have two Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop installations. English and French sharing the same data drive folders. I want to copy the English configuration files to the French installation to save time. which are the local configuration files need to be copied? Thanks.
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InfoLibre posted a comment on discussion Help
LuckyBackup (super user) starts well now from Linux Mint Cinnamon 22 menu.
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Please excuse my late reply fan :( so: 1. Make sure you use "backup source inside destination" as task type and not "synchronize source & destination" 2. Delete safely the subfolders *.profile" from directory ".luckybackup-snaphots" from your destination. The timestamped folders (YYYYMMDDttmmss) that you will find there keep data from older snapshots. 3. Delete all contents of folder ~/.luckyBackup/logs/ (if you use LB as root ~ would be /root) 4. As far as directory ~/.luckyBackup/snaps/ is concerned,...
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fan modified a comment on discussion Help
thank you Loukas! just to show I am not excessively exaggerating, I attach a screenshot of qdirstat for my system partition backup. I coded all *.log files to be the orange color. To be fair, the /root dir is where the local profiles for other tasks live also, since I run them using the -pkexec. But most of it is the files generated by the backing up the partition (I think). For some reason it is really, really slow to run qdirstat, or any similar utility, on these directories so I didn't analyze...
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thank you Loukas! just to show I am not excessively exaggerating, I attach a screenshot of qdirstat for my system partition backup. I coded all *.log files to be the orange color. It is about 40% of the total. To be fair, the /root dir is where the local profiles for other tasks live also, since I run them using the -pkexec. But most of it is the files generated by the backing up the partition (I think). Obviously this could be reduced to some extent by making more careful use of exclusions. And...
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Hello fan :) the logfiles are normal text files that contain the output of the rsync command (ok and a few more specific luckybackup lines). They shouldn't occupy that much space. Even if you have thousands of lines, the log should be MBs. Also, as soon as you start a new run, older logs are deleted. eg if you have set the no of snapshots to keep, to "3", only 3 logfiles will be kept. For some reason lots of data have accumulated in LBs log directory. Just delete everything there so that logging...
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Hi! I am really appreciating this software. It is just enough GUI for me to have confidence using rsync. My most major problem with it it that size of the log files. Recently I decided to do a fresh start on my computer, change distros and file systems. So I moved all the files to a different computer temporarily, and now I am moving them back to their new home. Due to network and hardware limitations the transfer is slow and being done in pieces. Since the files were also being used during the 2ish...
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Todd Pavela posted a comment on discussion Help
Loukas, Oh, thank you so much! That makes sense. Greatly appreciate your response. -- Todd
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Hello Todd :) Before a task actually starts, LB will attempt to backup profile, snapshot and log data (no worries, just some kB) to the destination. For the scenario if your home gets corrupted you can import the profile directly from the destination again. The error message means that this backup failed, for some reason. Your task (that run just after) seems to have finished successful. There should be another bunch of lines at the output, unless you have checked "quite mode" during the run.
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Hi. LuckyBackup seems to complete the backup fine (because I can verify the files), but I get this error message at the end of the log file: -----| Backing-up profile, logfiles and snapshot data -> Fail |----- execution of task : Movies from 6 TB Internal to 6TB WD, finished Please help me interpret what, exactly, has failed.
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Tommy posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Yes I am, logs clearly show the hardlinks as file => file
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aahhh well done! Are you using the "Preserve Hard Links" option?
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I'm going to call this resolved, not sure what happened but I deleted the folder containing all the HL's on the destination side and run the backup again, and all is well now.
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Also just to confirm the source and where the HL's are stored I have attached a screen grab showing the tree levels etc. Blue is the top directory, Yellow is where the HL's are stored and the red is the Level 1 source of the HardLinks. The Destination drive is a mirror of everything in the Blue Directory.
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Attached is a screen grab of the Unraid interface, the top Drive is the Source and the bottom the destination. As you can see the "used " space is different to the exact amount of the HardLinks directory (attached in the 2nd scren grab)
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Also just to confirm the source and where the HL's are stored I have attached a screen grab showing the tree levels etc. Blue is the top directory, Yellow is where the HL's are stored and the red is the Level 1 source of the HardLinks. The Destination drive is a mirror of everything in the Blue Directory.
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Also just to confirm the source and where the HL's are stored I have attached a scren grab showing up the tree levels etc. The Destination drive is a mirror of the source after I run the LB sync apart from the HL's taking up the actual space of 547gb on Unraid
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Also just to confirm the source and where the HL's are stored I have attached a scren grab showing up the tree levels etc. The Destination drive is a mirror of the source after I run the LB sync apart from the HL's taking up the actual space of 547gb on Unraid
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Hi Loukas, thanks for your time here mate, much appreciated. Yes I can confirm that "preserve symlinks" is indeed checked and also the "Preserve Hard Links" and the data in question has used the Hard-link process. I have attached an image to confirm
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Yes, the preserve hardlinks arguments will indeed preserve the hardlinks at the destination, only if the corresponting connections are part of the transfer (rsync man page). I will search a bit for a workaround. The "preserve symlinks" options is checked, right?
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Hi Community, Just joined but I've been using LB for a while now on my Unraid server as a docker. Thanks so much to all involved for this excellent piece of software! Setup - I have an 8th drive I use for all my downloads that is separate from the main Unraid array and is setup as a "Pool Device" To backup this disk I have been using LuckyBackup (LB), backups where completed to a removable disk of the same size via "Unassigned Devices" (plugin that mounts external drives for use within Unraid) this...
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Hello Derk Please excuse me for the late reply :( Well, the best way is to figure out a workaround to allow connections to the X-server via crontab for the specific user that owns it. You can temporarily run a test by issuing the command xhost + Unfortunately I am not the right person to guide you through this, but eventually you will need to apply a permanent solution. The wayland forums might prove useful. You can always use the "console mode" of course, if you don't mind about notifiation popups...
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Derk Tjalsma posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Recently I discovered that a daily backup was not running since a few months, probably since the day Wayland took over from X-server on my pc. The crontab log file contained "Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key". The crontab line started with "0 0 * * * env DISPLAY=:0 /usr/bin/luckybackup --silent". In the documentation of LuckyBackup the error is mentioned and a workaround is given, i.e. use the Console Mode option. The crontab line now does not contain "env DISPLAY=:0" anymore. Is this the best way...
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Hello Budge Following my previous message, the very last backup (eg "A") is the destination itself. Previous backups (eg "A-1", "A-2"...) are stored inside hidden folder ".luckybackup-snaphots/". The latter does not hold the whole backup but only files that are deleted (due to the --delete argument) or replaced (due to modified source data) at backup A. These files together with info provided from ~/.luckyBackup/snaps/ will be used to recover a specific snapshot. eg 1. You run 1st backup today. This...
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Budge posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
I too needed to understand this. I am trying to set up a rolling set of three backups which I plan to use with a scheduled weekly backup. I would appreciate some help with this. First is how will the --delete option work if used and a directory or files are deleted and therefore deleted on the backup. I would also appreciate more help with recovery when considering which snapshot to restore and how the snapshots are identified..
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Ravi Raj modified a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Hi Loukas output of mount: root@localhost:~/Desktop # mount /dev/ada0a on / (ufs, local, journaled soft-updates) devfs on /dev (devfs, local, multilabel) linprocfs on /compat/linux/proc (linprocfs, local) procfs on /proc (procfs, local) linsysfs on /compat/linux/sys (linsysfs, local) devfs on /compat/linux/dev (devfs, local, multilabel) fdescfs on /compat/linux/dev/fd (fdescfs) tmpfs on /compat/linux/dev/shm (tmpfs, local) map -hosts on /net (autofs) map -media on /media (autofs) devfs on /compat/ubuntu/dev...
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Hi Loukas output of mount: root@localhost:~/Desktop # mount /dev/ada0a on / (ufs, local, journaled soft-updates) devfs on /dev (devfs, local, multilabel) linprocfs on /compat/linux/proc (linprocfs, local) procfs on /proc (procfs, local) linsysfs on /compat/linux/sys (linsysfs, local) devfs on /compat/linux/dev (devfs, local, multilabel) fdescfs on /compat/linux/dev/fd (fdescfs) tmpfs on /compat/linux/dev/shm (tmpfs, local) map -hosts on /net (autofs) map -media on /media (autofs) devfs on /compat/ubuntu/dev...
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Much thanks :-) I will test everything thoroughly, step by step.
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Hello :) Yes, you can use the also execute feature to run a script or command, before or after a task. Although a single command or script-name will work, be careful with the arguments though. For some reason they do not pass to the shell as they are suppossed to and an error is produced
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Hello rraj, You can find all mounted partitions of your systems with the command: mount Is your HDD listed there?
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Currently, I am using luckyBackup for my data drives, but I want to use it for all my backups, including the system, and data. But, is it possible to run shell scripts from luckyBackup.
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Hi, This is just a comment. Since the end of this discussion, I learned enough to know that the permanence of the setting selection have nothing to do with luckyBackup. Linux Mint Cinnamon is constantly being upgraded and everything seems to be evolving and improving, but perhaps not as quickly as some users would like. :-)
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Hi Loukas Can't find mount point of external HDD, probably Hard Disk is not mounted. Thanks rraj
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Hello rraj, As a first step double check the mount point of your external HDD. You can see it at the address bar of your file browser. To make sure you use the correct one, click "modify" to open the task properties dialogue and then click the little folder icon next to the destination path. Navigate to your external HDD path from the available tree structure. It should work if the hard disk is indeed mounted :)
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Hi Using LuckyBackup on FreeBSD Unix 11.x. Trying to backup internal harddrive /root/Downloads to external harddrive connected to workstation through USB. Backup operation fails citing mount error (See Attachment). How to remove the error? Thanks rraj
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Hello :) Indeed, LB will only create one folder which is the very last backup. The older snapshots data (only files that were deleted or modified inbetween 2 runs) are stored inside the destination, under hidden folder ".luckybackup-snaphots/". You should find one timestamped folder for each older snapshot inside that.
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Epistémé posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
For the first time, I used the ability to get two backups, the curent day and the day-1 ones, by setting to "2" "snapshots to keep" I expect that luckybackup creates 2 folders for each one. No ? This is not the case. There is only one backup. Size of the snapshot 628 GB. Size of the storage 3,6 TB. luckybackup 0.5.0 openSUSE Tumbleweed Thanks
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charmingbear posted a comment on discussion Help
Hello guys, I'm sorry to say that, but this error still persists. My rsync is version 3.2.7 protocol version 31. System is Ubuntu Studio 22.04.2 LTS Also --trust sender doesn't help. The difference may be: I use a remote rsync daemon, which is rsync version 3.1.3 protocol version 31 on Xubuntu 20.04.6 LTS Is it possible, that a --trust sender at the daemon side would do the trick? Oh no, rsync version 3.1.3 doesnt support --trust sender. So I'm almost lost.
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scrognoid posted a comment on discussion Help
Thanks for the help. As it turned out, I found a stray Aptik archive that contained a snapshot of my home directory, so I didn't lose my email.
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Yes, if you have the set the "snapshots to keep" number more than "1", then as soon as you performed the fresh backups again, all destination data that would have been deleted should have moved to /media/mydestination/.luckybackup-snapshots instead. But if you have set the "snapshots to keep" No at eg 3 and have performed 4 runs, then the old snapshots are deleted.
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So I should see names of files and folders I recognize in /media/mydestination/.luckybackup-snapshots, else they are gone. Correct? My backups are clones, deleting files in destination that are not in source. I rebuilt my OS and copied (cp) my documents back; Documents, Pictures, etc. When I thought all was good I started up backups again. Then I remembered I had archived old IMAP emails to Thunderbird Local Folders. (I didn't want to pay for extra IMAP storage on my web host.) I had forgotten to...
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Most of the GB you are trying to find should be under /media/mydestination/ Inside the /media/mydestination/.luckybackup-snapshots folders are only files that were deleted or modified in-between the snapshots. This is done to save space at the destination and time during backups.
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Thank you! Before we go too far, is there a way to look and see if the files I want actually got saved? When I look in /media/mydestination/.luckybackup-snapshots I do not see the several GB that I hope to recover. I tried looking for /.luckybackup-snapshots but it is not found (sudo ls -a /)
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I see what you mean. Normally you would just use the "manage backup" dialog and then select a specific snapshot and click "restore": https://luckybackup.sourceforge.net/manual.html#manageRestore Since LB produces an error when you select a local folder due to the original remote task you can try the following to restore a specific directory from a specific snapshot. LB creates snapshots in the following way: All latest versions of files (backed-up during last run) are inside your destination. Inside...
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I need to restore from a specific snapshot. The backups were done remotely. 1) In a RESTORE task, I can find no way to specify a snapshot. 2) If i go to Manage Task, I can pick a snapshot, but the only option seems to be to clobber my current destination. - CHANGE destination has no remote options that I can find. It only offers to browse locally. - If I pick a local directory, I get an error that says something like "password file only appropriate for access daemon." Ideally, I would like to restore...
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I need to restore from a specific snapshot. The backups were done remotely. 1) In a RESTORE task, I can find no way to specify a snapshot. 2) If i go to Manage Task, I can pick a snapshot, but the only option seems to be to clobber my current destination. - CHANGE destination has no remote options that I can find. It only offers to browse locally. - If I pick a local directory, I get an error that says something like "password file only appropriate for access daemon." Ideally, I would like to restore...
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I need to restore from a specific snapshot. The backups were done remotely. 1) In a RESTORE task, I can find no way to specify a snapshot. 2) If i go to Manage Task, I can pick a snapshot, but the only option seems to be to clobber my current destination. - CHANGE destination has no remote options that I can find. It only offers to browse locally. - If I pick a local directory, I get an error that says something like "password file only appropriate for access daemon." Ideally, I would like to restore...
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This issue has been resolved.
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Hi, I've have had this issue repeatedly but it happens now with the "Actions" option being unchecked repeatedly, and cannot locate the source yet.
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Hi, I've have had this issue repeatedly but it happens now with the "Tools" option being unchecked repeatedly, and cannot locate the source yet.
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I use Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.1 which is Gnome and GTK and X11. The only affect can be from my cleaning the caches several times daily. local : rm -R $HOME/.cache/* system: sudo apt autoremove sudo apt autoclean sudo apt clean sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=2 sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=1 Must run updatedb in work sessions because of the mass of file and name changes to be registered. Otherwise, ls -la lists the non existent files. sudo updatedb Uninstalled Bleachbit 4.4.2...
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I use Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.1 which is Gnome and GTK and X11. The only affect can be from my cleaning the caches several times daily. local : rm -R $HOME/.cache/* system: sudo apt autoremove sudo apt autoclean sudo apt clean sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=3 sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=2 sudo sysctl vm.drop_caches=1 Must run updatedb in sessions because of the mass of file and name changes to be registered. sudo updatedb
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I am trying to duplicate this with no luck. The gui seems pretty solid. Which distro and graphical environment are you using?
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I repeatedly observed that on opening the app, the Lock is is checked but Actions became unchecked and thus the layout collapses. I am testing Linux software from a user's viewpoint, like interfaces, to explain their use to my community where I volunteer. That is why I am nagging developers.
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Hi, Thanks for clarifying. The backup works fine with the two recommended options. Regarding the menu lock, that is exactly what I meant. I prefer a full display not to miss any options. Retaining user changes seems to be an issue with Linux apps in general. Linux Mint is not an exception.
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Hello :) "synchronize source & destination" will perform a 2-way sync source->destination->source and will disable the "delete files on the destination" option. You can use "Backup source inside destination" as task type to perform a 1-way backup source->destination and have the "delete files on the destination" option enabled. The "locked menu" is the one you choose from settings->toolbars->lock ? So, it's working when you select it, but when you reopen the app it's kindof a mess?
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Synchronized backup restores files from the backup which were deleted in the source. Should it not be the other way? How can I set the backup to add the new and changed files and delete the non existent ones from the backup? The locked menu (with icons and captions) is not persistent. The full menu collapses on reopening the app,.
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Yes, it will work Just have in mind that whatever is included inside the "luckybackup entries" lines will be overwritten by LB via the schedule dialogue. You can copy and paste it outside (above or below) those lines to be safe :)
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Please leave the issue for ~ Jan 2023 I edited the local luckyCron.txt as ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ luckybackup entries 0 /2 * * /usr/bin/luckybackup -c --no-questions --skip-critical /home/ineuw/.luckyBackup/profiles/default.profile > /home/ineuw/.luckyBackup/logs/default-LastCronLog.log 2>&1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ end of luckybackup entries using the code for every two hours, https://crontabkit.com/crontab-every-2-hour I modified the schedule.dat as: ScheduleHour=/2. Would...
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I've been reading the previous posts, about rsync etc. and will wait for the solution once I can figure out how to install the software, since it's only found as a tarball. I also want a single replacement of the current files. I don't want files deleted between backups to be restored. Also, I don't want copies within copies. It confuses users like myself. Perhaps the captions are confusing for some of us?
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Richard E Schayer posted a comment on discussion Help
Thanks . . I'll try this.
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Normally you can see the samba share from your Mint's browser at an address like smb:// Fell free to try that directly at luckybackup's "source" field, but most probably it won't work due to rsync restrictions. You have to either mount it at an address that starts with"/" (eg /media/remoteSHARE/) or use the remote feature and connect to your iMac by using it's IP address or hostname. It's more complicated than it should be, I know
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I have the iMac mounted locally on Linux Mint. From Linux file manager, I click network, which takes me to the network folder. Then I click the folder that says Eric's iMac (File Sharing). That shows me several directories on my iMac, including my home folder. So I am trying to use Lucky Backup to copy a file from my iMac's home folder to the Linux. It says to select source directory. It doesn't show me the folder that the file manager showed me under "network." I checked under media, under mount...
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I have the iMac mounted locally on Linux Mint. From Linux file manager, I click network, which takes me to the network folder. Then I click the folder that says Eric's iMac (File Sharing). That shows me several directories on my iMac, including my home folder. So I am trying to use Lucky Backup to copy a file from my iMac's home folder to the Linux. It says to select source directory. It doesn't show me the folder that the file manager showed me under "network." I checked under media, under mount...
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Hello Richard, You have to either mount the remote iMac localy, at an address like /media/iMac or use the remote feature of luckybackup . I have tried both and they work. The first one by using samba or nfs at the Mac and "cifs" or "nfs" at my /etc/fstab file and the remote with ssh after setting up a passwordless connection with an OpenSSH key pair. I know, it's not very straightforward but once you set it up, it just works
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I'm using LinuxMint20 on a Dell Latitude. I'm trying to "pull" data from my iMac 2015, highSierra. So I want to "Select Source Directory" at the prompt/menu -- but I can't find the remote iMac anywhere. I am able to see the contents of the iMac on my Dell, but not the other way around. Since I am pulling from the iMac to the Dell, I'm hoping this is okay. I've already set up static IP addresses and subnet masks for a peer-to-peer ethernet connection. The wired connection is recognized and active...
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bthoven modified a comment on discussion Open Discussion
I wish to use its email feature to send the backup status to me via Yahoo smtp automatically. The online help is not detailed enough, especially for Yahoo smtp. This is the solution: 1. Generate a Yahoo app password in this page (your Yahoo mail web login password won't work): Yahoo App password 2. Setup on luckyBackup: as shown in the attach screenshot 3. Then press Test to ensure you did it right. Hope this guide would help someone who has been struggling to make it work. I believe you can apply...
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Thank you very much for this info bthoven. It will prove useful for many users :)
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I wish to use its email feature to send the backup status to me via Yahoo smtp automatically. The online help is not detailed enough, especially for Yahoo smtp. This is the solution: 1. Generate a Yahoo app password in this page (your Yahoo mail web login password won't work): Yahoo App password 2. Setup on luckyBackup: as shown in the attach screenshot 3. Then press Test to ensure you did it right. Hope this guide would help someone who has been struggling to make it work. I believe you can apply...
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Odd Indeed! I'm glad it's gone with just a reboot. Let me know if you experience the issue again :)
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cscj01 posted a comment on discussion Open Discussion
Okay, things are fine again. I did a reboot and the problem went away. I must say this is an odd occurrence, but I'll take it.
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If I look at the LB process in System Monitor, I see ~~~ Waiting Channel iterate_dir. ~~~ Other than that, the other properties look okay. The program is active but doesn't do anything; no CPU utilization, no reads or writes, no anything. Until the update, it was fine. Now I have no idea how to fix things. I have reoved LB, and reinstalled it. That didn't help. I suppose I could reboot. So I guess I'll try that.
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Kemal Ilgar Eroglu modified a comment on discussion Help
rsync 2.3.7 was released yesterday. I can confirm that the issues in luckybackup are gone now.
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rsync 2,3,7 was released yesterday. I can confirm that the issues in luckybackup are gone now.
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I first triesd to launch LB by clicking the icon in the Menu. The normal screen came up but the program did not do anything.. I had to stop the program. I checked the logs and saw this in the logs folrder.: command: exit code: 0 output: No program defined I also foung this in a log: =====================================execution of task : Backup My Documents to Ext Drive on CP2, startingSource : /media/Data/Destination : /nfs/Ubuntu_Data_Backup/ Failed to create destination directory -----| Backing-up...
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ahh something did not go very well with the ubuntu package for alacarte. Normally if you uninstall LB the settings will stay there. For safety, backup folder ~/.luckyBackup/ (and /root/.luckyBackup/ if you use the super-user version) before.
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Another thought. If I delete and reinstall LB, will I lose my configurations or jobs I have created?
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