Repeatedly duplicates entire directories #1595
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Could you please give us more context to the issue so that we can help you?
Most probably you are affected by issue #988 (we are working on this) and the work-around is described in the FAQ:
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i already use those options |
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that issue is from 2019 ... |
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sorry version 1.2.1. or whatevers in the ubuntu repos |
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OMG I just realised already tried this POS app, i filed a bug report back in JANUARY when it did the same thing to me what have the devs been doing, how is this still not fixed yet lol |
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Yes I know, this bug is "old" but there is well-known work-around and before releasing a fix we need to do do a lot of tests (and fix other bugs too) so please be patient with us (we took over the maintenance of BiT last year and do this in our spare time - any help is welcome). |
If you are absolutely sure having added these options could you please post an anonymized profile here so that I can check it for possible other reasons... Updating to 1.4.1 would also be a good thing (many issues were fixed since then) but it requires manual installation... Edit: And seeing the mount options of the source and target would also be helpful |
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yes i DID definitely add those options I have no idea how to do any of that. anonymised profile of what? "mount options"? and the installation instructions are gibberish - random commands that dont even work. why does this always end up getting lumped back on people who arent even responsible for any of it. |
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I really want to help you and can understand that non-working things are sinewy but I would also feel better if you could let go blaming us developers (for not spending enough of our spare time?) and focus on info that helps me to diagnose the problem.
Please just post screen shots of your settings (tabs "general", "include", "auto-remove", "options" and "expert options") where you blur or blacken sensitive names that you don't want to expose here (path names, user names...) since the whole world can read this. Instead of screen shots you can also attach the BiT backup profile file The |
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config.version=6 |
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"mount: /media//: /dev/mapper/******************* already mounted on /media/wallflower/***********." ??????????? |
I need the mount options of the HDD and SSD partitions which may look like this in the long |
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*******@pop-os:~$ SSD " mount options of the HDD and SSD partitions which may look like this in the long mount output:" the linux community has a really bad habit of just assuming everyone who asks questions knows how to solve the problem anyway. im not a programmer and i have nfi what youre asking. if youre going to tell me im somehow responsible for doing the work here then give clear steps in plain language that anyone can understand without a CS degree |
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what i have just noticed thats really weird is looking at the snapshot log for one of the big duplicate snapshots, it's very short and only details copying a couple of history files from the browser cache basically. which makes sense - changes from the days browsing The snapshot itself though is like 74GB and full of unique copies of photos etc. none of hich are shown as identified in the copy log (even when showing "All" entries) |
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Thanks a lot for the config file!
The backup (snapshots) are stored in a folder on the /media mount point
The folder to be backed-up are It looks like every snapshot contains all previously taken snapshots too which would explain why the HDD is full now. Are these folder names the same in your config file?
The solution would then to remove the backup "target" folder from the "include tab" in the BiT profile... It looks like the include folder contains also the backup target folder on |
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no its complete stuffed the formatting when i pasted it, and i have no idea why, all the sensitive stuff was supposed to be asteriks but now its gone?? iom not backing stuff up to itself, im not that dumb ill try re post the config why is everything to do with linux always so broken |
OK, I was assuming you know Linux since BiT is a Linux-only software.
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Config copy attempt 2 config.version=6 |
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the_storage_disc and the_backup_disc are actual seperate discs |
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the config is that its supposed to back up the home directory on the SSD, and a seperate storage hdd, to the backup hdd. all seperate physical drives |
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Could you please also show me the disk usage per mount:
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Config and disks setup look fine IMHO...
How do you find out the size of a snapshot? When a complete folder is copied into the backup snapshot folder you don't see the contained files in the snapshot log of BiT (only the folder). I suspect that there are errors in the snapshot that cause a permanent re-backup of some folders. It's 3.30 AM now here so I go to bed but I will come back with more ideas to diagnose this tomorrow. It would be really great if you manage to install the most recent release of BiT since the error recognition is improved in the latest version. But I understand that the instructions are require some profound Linux background not to be expected for normal users (esp. git clone and more): |
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Dear @capybara-overdose , Please take one step back and breath three times. You started very rude even with the title of your report. You are still being rude (using lower case letters only but screaming with upper case letters). Despite of that aryoda still try to help you and keeps communicating with you. I know your account from issues in the past and it seems you have not learned much about how to do a dialog in an open source project with its maintainers and supporters. Be happy that aryoda answered first. I would have blocked you from the very first beginning because I know your account. The current maintenance team was in a similar situation like you except that we where a bit more polite. 😆 Then we (friendly) took over the project from the former maintainer to fix the things our self. Please also use the infrastructure of our project. You mentioned an issue you opened in the past? In that case you have to link to it. #1396 We can help you only if you provide us information. It seems you have not read the README.md file? There in the beginning the maintenance team is described. Known problems are described. About installing a fresher version: You could use one of the alternative sources e.g. a PPA. Be aware that we do not support that sources. Please ask the maintainers of that PPA for assistance. We do treat every report as an opportunity to learn about us, about the project and to improve BIT. |
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To get a quick overview about the used disk space per snapshot could you please
I can see then the used space of the snapshots vs. the used space of the backup source folders |
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I vote to close as there is no feedback and in my opinion there is no reproducible evidence of a bug. |
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I am not going deeper into that discussion. I blocked that user because to protect my own health. I vote to close the Issue because new information won't come out of this discussion. EDIT: Because of ongoing hazardous behavior here and in other projects I reported that user to Microsoft GitHub. But recommended not to block him but warn him. I hope he can turn his energy into something positive. |
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Just so when someone else notices this problem and comes looking - its not completed, and should not have been closed. |
Spent my holidays helping my parents get backups set up - 1 week later, a 2TB drive is completely full despite only backing up a 512GB SSD??!
Turns out BackInTime just keeps repeatedly copying the same folders with unchanged contents into each snapshot folder!!! So I spent my xmas setting it all up again and two days late ITS DONE THE SAME THING
How is this ever supposed to work?! isn't the whole point that it only backs up new data?!?
(no theyre definitely not links)
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