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FBackup unreliable !!!???

(7 posts)

  1. Kik55

    Member
    Joined: Oct '11
    Posts: 3

    Hi,
    I have use FBackup 4.6.259 to backup my photos and some other stuff. After houres I controled the backup and, to my surprise I see some differents. FBackup didn't copy some files...... Hopley FB has backup all my photos..... If necessary, I have some screenshots and the logfile from my computer to demonstrate.
    Kik (not amused....)

    Posted 6 months ago #

  2. Admin

    Administrator
    Joined: Oct '08
    Posts: 1,492

    Hi,

    Please open Backup Properties->Filters.
    Is there any filter configured?
    You can send me the log file for the last backup to info[at]fbackup[dot]com

    Posted 6 months ago #

  3. Kik55

    Member
    Joined: Oct '11
    Posts: 3

    The only filter is "tempory etc."

    Kik

    Posted 6 months ago #

  4. Admin

    Administrator
    Joined: Oct '08
    Posts: 1,492

    Hi,

    After receiving the catalog from our client, it seems he manually deleted the files from destination. In such a case, FBackup will not copy the manually deleted files again and again. FBackup is using the backup catalog to compare and determine which files will be backed up.
    It is supposed you don't manually delete the backup files.

    Posted 6 months ago #

  5. PeterB

    Member
    Joined: Dec '11
    Posts: 3

    Hi there

    I was just browsing through the forum and found this post interesting.

    Does this mean that if I manually edit the destination drive (for a non-encrypted mirror-type backup) and remove a backed-up file, that file will not be copied across again during subsequent scheduled backups?
    Or would this maybe be conditional on whether the source file of that location\name becomes modified (newer time stamp?) since the original file was copied?

    Either way -- have you considered an option that could be selected clarifying which behavior a user should expect?
    Something like:
    [tick] Do not re-backup unmodified files manually removed from destination drive.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  6. Admin

    Administrator
    Joined: Oct '08
    Posts: 1,492

    Hi,

    Fbackup was not designed to work this way. It uses the backup catalog not to compare each time the source with destination.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  7. PeterB

    Member
    Joined: Dec '11
    Posts: 3

    OK -- thanks :)

    Posted 5 months ago #

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