Hi Robert, actually that file doesn't exist... This is what I see: ls -l rdiff-backup-data/
total 252 -rw------- 1 pi pi 222513 Sep 6 20:32 backup.log -rw------- 1 pi pi 0 May 16 15:20 chars_to_quote -rw------- 1 pi pi 10 Sep 5 09:45 current_mirror.2020-09-05T09:45:28+02:00.data -rw------- 1 pi pi 144 Sep 5 02:31 file_statistics.2020-09-05T01:01:42+02:00.data.gz -rw------- 1 pi pi 144 Sep 6 20:06 file_statistics.2020-09-06T19:53:22+02:00.data.gz -rw------- 1 pi pi 144 Sep 6 20:31 file_statistics.2020-09-06T20:18:25+02:00.data.gz -rw------- 1 pi pi 144 Sep 6 20:45 file_statistics.2020-09-06T20:32:46+02:00.data.gz drwx------ 3 pi pi 4096 Sep 6 17:56 increments -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 0 Jun 27 06:09 increments.2020-09-05T01:01:42+02:00.dir -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 0 Jun 27 06:09 increments.2020-09-05T09:45:28+02:00.dir -rw------- 1 pi pi 242 Aug 15 15:58 restore.log Il giorno dom 6 set 2020 alle ore 23:07 Robert Nichols < rnicholsnos...@comcast.net> ha scritto: > On 9/6/20 1:42 PM, Marco Strullato wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > it's my turn, metadata got corrupted. From the log I see: > > > > "*Error: Warning, could not find mirror_metadata file. Metadata will be > > read from filesystem instead.*" > > > > I did follow the faq in the guide, but the trick is unsuccessful. > > https://rdiff-backup.net/docs/FAQ.html#regress_failure > > That FAQ section really isn't relevant to your problem. What do you see if > you go to the rdiff-backup-data directory in the archive and run "ls -l > mirror_metadata* | tail" ? > > -- > Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. > Do NOT delete it. > > > -- Marco Strullato cell: +393288462393 skype: marco.strullato