Re: [Nssbackup-team] [Question #216144]: unexpected large increase in size of backup
Question #216144 on sbackup changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 Status: Needs information => Open Roger Norton gave more information on the question: for /etc/sbackup.conf target = /var/backup for ~/.config/sbackup/sbackup.conf I do not appear to have a .config folder in my file system On 14/01/2013, Anton wrote: > Your question #216144 on sbackup changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 > > Status: Open => Needs information > > Anton requested more information: > Which directory do you mean with 'root directory'? > > You should check the target directory defined in /etc/sbackup.conf for > root and ~/.config/sbackup/sbackup.conf for user. > > -- > To answer this request for more information, you can either reply to > this email or enter your reply at the following page: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 > > You received this question notification because you asked the question. > -- Roger Norton You received this question notification because you are a member of Simple Backup Maintainers, which is an answer contact for sbackup. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team Post to : nssbackup-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Nssbackup-team] [Question #216144]: unexpected large increase in size of backup
Question #216144 on sbackup changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144
Status: Needs information => Open
Roger Norton gave more information on the question:
I ran both of the instances of Simple Backup Config shown in the dash.
As you say, one of them required my password, and the other did not.
There does not appear to be a backup file (*.ful or *.inc) in the root
directory.
On 04/01/2013, Anton wrote:
> Your question #216144 on sbackup changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Anton requested more information:
> I should clarify my question. There are, as you mentioned, two instances
> of Simple Backup Config and Simple Backup Restore in the dash. One of
> them runs as you (user), the other as super user (a.k.a. root). You
> cannot tell the difference, except that when you start the super user
> one, you'll be asked for your password ('to perform administrative
> tasks' -- unless you just also did something else as super user, because
> the credentials linger around for some time like 5 minutes or so).
>
> So, my question was about which instance (root or user) you ran,
> possibly different ones each time. This has no relevance to which
> directories are backed up, that is dictated by the configuration (which
> is also different for root or user).
>
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Re: [Nssbackup-team] [Question #216144]: unexpected large increase in size of backup
Question #216144 on sbackup changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 Status: Answered => Open Roger Norton is still having a problem: The only folder in root is the desktop. I didn't do a backup as root. On 13/12/2012, Anton wrote: > Your question #216144 on sbackup changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 > > Status: Open => Answered > > Anton proposed the following answer: > Yes, two copies do exist. One is user and the other root. This should be > indicated but isn't so they appear identical. I posted a patch to fix > this some time ago (I think it should be somewhere on lp). > > Thinking about that, possibly you did your first backup as user and the > second as root by accident? > > -- > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us > know that it is solved: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144/+confirm?answer_id=2 > > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the > following page to enter your feedback: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 > > You received this question notification because you asked the question. > -- Roger Norton You received this question notification because you are a member of Simple Backup Maintainers, which is an answer contact for sbackup. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team Post to : nssbackup-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Nssbackup-team] [Question #216144]: unexpected large increase in size of backup
Question #216144 on sbackup changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 Roger Norton gave more information on the question: I had deleted the previous backups before carrying out the new full backup. I think the increase was due to the list of folders included in the backup being changed - presumably accidentally by me - as the larger backup included the default folders, whereas my previous setting only included the home folder. Oddly enough, none of the other settings (backup frequency, destination etc.) were reset to default at the same time. Is it customary to have two copies of each of the Simple Backup- Configuration and Simple Backup- Restoration on the dash? This configuration was set automatically when the dash was first installed with the relevant ubuntu update. On 12/12/2012, Anton wrote: > Your question #216144 on sbackup changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 > > Anton posted a new comment: > Any chance that your latest backup also includes the previous backup, > e.g. because you are backing up to a (local) drive that is included? > > -- > You received this question notification because you asked the question. > -- Roger Norton You received this question notification because you are a member of Simple Backup Maintainers, which is an answer contact for sbackup. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team Post to : nssbackup-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Nssbackup-team] [Question #216144]: unexpected large increase in size of backup
New question #216144 on sbackup: https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/216144 Hello, ubuntu 12.10 on an acer aspire 7736z. I have been using sbackup to back up each month. I did a full back up about 3 months ago (resulting in a .ful folder), and since then had automatic simple backups (resulting in a .inc folder). I have recently done another full backup. The size of the files produced by the previous full backup, and subsequent simple backups, was about 16Gb. The most recent full backup produced files of about 32Gb. My computer usage has not changed greatly recently. I have not altered the configuration file settings. There are 2 copies of both Simple Backup-Configuration and Simple Backup-Restoration on my dash. Any suggestions as to the cause of the unexpected increase in backup file size, or how I might find out what has caused this? Thanks, Roger -- You received this question notification because you are a member of Simple Backup Maintainers, which is an answer contact for sbackup. ___ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team Post to : nssbackup-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
