Re: [Duplicity-talk] 2 incomplete backup sets

[Jeffrey Yunes]

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On 12 Feb 2015, at 2:05, address@hidden wrote:

> On 11.02.2015 23:24, Jeffrey Yunes wrote:
> > Hi duplicity experts,
> >
> > I have a couple questions and suggestions.
> >
> > Do you know why I would ever have "2 incomplete backup sets?" That 
> > is, why did duplicity start a new backup set before completing the 
> > first one? Is there a way I can continue an incomplete backup?
>
> no, duplicity decides if it can resume the incomplete backup.

Do you know, or could you refer me to, documentation or code that 
explains the decision making process? My backups rarely complete in one 
sitting...

> use the cleanup action to remove the files of incomplete backup runs 
> from the backend.
>
> > Also, can I can restore a file from an incomplete backup set?
>
> there is a manual restore approach which can be used if all fails
> https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup/Help/Restore/WorstCase#Restoring_by_Hand

I'm happy to hear there's a manual (and intuitive) restore process.

Is there a way to determine which volume a given file is in? On a 
related note, is there a way to see the last modified date of a given 
file? Wouldn't it be great if you could restore files from a backup 
e.g., "that have changed since Wednesday?"

Don't most users prefer to recover the version of files in the newer, 
partial backup rather than the older, complete backup? What do you think 
about making restoring the latest version of a file, regardless of the 
status of a backup, a capability of duplicity?

> > Finally, when my disk ran out of space, I eventually got an error 
> > that sounded like there was a network problem. I think it would be 
> > nice to have a more descriptive error message.
>
> you didn't actually keep a copy of the error stack for me to look at?

I'll reply to this thread the next time I fill up a disk (via sftp).

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Thanks!
-Jeff