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Déjà Dup is a front end for Duplicity, and is Ubuntu's default backup utility since 11.10.

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What is the recommended way to upgrade: full reinstall or over current system? [duplicate]

I have previously upgraded from 16.10 to 17.04 but it didn't go well at all. I used deja-dup to restore my settings and this resulted in a messed up connection manager, the inability to change the ...
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Déjà Dup with SFTP

I'm trying to setup a backup on my Ubuntu 16.04 machine. I was just going to use the built in backup software, but Déjà Dup doesn't appear to have an SFTP option. To clarify, I see the SSH option, ...
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How can I get the fixed version of deja-dup installed?

Given this: Duplicity error having to do with python? ...and version 16.04 LTS How can I get the updated version installed? Without a systems backup, we are in a non-compliant state and will be ...
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Deja-Dup "g-io-error-quark" error

I have been running a daily backup to my external hard drive for a few months now. Yesterday the backups started failing. This is the error message that was returned: Giving up after 5 attempts. ...
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Deja-dup backup already running when launched from cron

i've installed a fresh ubuntu 16.04 LTS some days ago. I tried to setup automatic backup with deja-dup as i had on my old system (ubuntu 14.04). I used to launch deja-dup from a script, and this ...
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Ubuntu 16.04.02 | Deja-dup 34.2 | Restore keep asking "Encryption Password Needed"

Please help..! I already file a bug report in Launchpad. But I'm desperate to seek help, so I ask again here. FYI. I never put password on my backed up files. I made debug report as suggested here ...
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Deja Dup can't restore files

I've made daily backups of my home folder on my laptop onto a hard drive connected to my raspi using Deja Dup 34.2 (I just looked the version number up and don't know when it was last updated.). My ...
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deja-dup folder is eating disk space, problem with backup in 16.04

I have 16.04 installed and it runs Backup periodically. I noticed recently that a surprising amount of disk space on my system was used, roughly 530GB out of 700GB total. Looking into the problem with ...
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Reduce process priority of built-in deja dup/duplicity process in Unity

I use the integrated backup service of Ubuntu 16.04/Unity provided by deja dup/duplicity. Whenever a backup is performed, my system becomes very slow (annoying but still usable) due to the complex ...
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Drama: Can't restore entire system using déja dup. (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)

Yesterday I ran some updates on my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and suddenly it kept telling me that system errors had been encountered. It got worse: the windows started flickering, I couldn't see my cursor, I ...
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Deja-Dup did not show success message

In a few hours I go travel with my laptop, so last night I launched a DejaDup backup, from my laptop to an external drive that I will leave at a safe place. Problem: DejaDup did not display any ...
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Deja dup: Permission denied when trying to read manifest on davfs

I have been using Déjà Dup to create backups for several years. Recently it started to fail with the message Permission denied when trying to read ‘/duplicity-inc.20161201T072516Z.to.20161202T074205Z....
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how can i fix the backup verification on ubuntu 16.04

I'm trying to do the verification on backup using the Back up now option but i got the error message: Could not restore ‘~/.cache/deja-dup/metadata’: File not found in backup Any help please?
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backup failed .../.cache/deja-dup/metadata’: File not found in backup on ubuntu 16.04

the restore of the entire backup from the 'Settings' app, works fine, but when it get to 'verifying backup...' using button 'back up now' i get the error message : Could not restore ‘~/.cache/deja-...
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Duplicity restore fails, claiming "disk full", even if there is still much room

I'm restoring a big file (~80GB, a virtual machine disk image). Although I start the restore operation with >145GB disk space, as reported by df , the restore aborts with a message that my disk has ...
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How to exclude specific file types in Déjà Dup backup [duplicate]

I want to take regular backups of my web development project files but would like to ignore not so important files like images, vendor files, etc. There is a way to exclude folders but how to exclude ...
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Recover single files from backup: past versions can't be found?

I use the default backup utility of Ubuntu 14.04. Backup files are stored in an external USB3 disk, when it is connected. On this Ubuntu system I have VirtualBox installed, which runs an old Windows ...
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Backup does not work on Ubuntu 16.10 and 16.04

I enabled the built-in Backup feature in Ubuntu 16.10, but it doesn't work. I get this error: Failed to execute child process "duplicity" (No such file or directory)
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Running Ubuntu 16.04 LTE, can't do backup using deja-dup.

When scheduled backup starts, I get following message: Computer name changed the existing backup is of a computer named seth-ga-b85m-ds3h-a, but the current computer's name is unallocated.barefruit....
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Selective Restore from a Deja Dup backup?

I regularly backup my drive with Deja Dup. Today I have noticed that I have accidentely deleted some files, and wanted to restore them from a recent backup. However, I can't seem to find the "Restore ...
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Backing up - internal hard drive

So I have read through tons of q's and a's here but haven't come across a suitable solution. The issue here is that I want to backup my SSD with an internal hard drive using deja dup. I don't have/...
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How do you monitor DejaDup's progress?

I have "Backup" DejaDup app backing up my home folder to an encrypted external USB hard drive, but it takes hours. The GUI's "backup now" button is grayed out, indicating it's running, and Gnome says "...
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Back Up window with password

I use Ubuntu 12.4. Recently I have been getting a back up icon appear on the left hand bar. When I open it I am prompted to supply a password. I enter my password and it appears that the system is ...
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backup program that comes with 16.04

how do I use backup program that comes installed in 16.04 ? how do I know what is being backed up before I try to use backup files?
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How do I restore a backup from Duplicity?

Totally new to using Linux, I've got a backup which was made using deja-dup last week and the backup appears to be in 2 folders which are stored on a external HDD under these locations: SAMSUNG/...
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Backup Failed: Could not understand duplicity version

I am trying to perform backup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, i get the following error. Tried googling the issue, could not find any working solution. How to rectify this issue ? P.S. I have referred to this ...
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Deja Dup Ubutu 16.04 Deja Dup back up fails

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04. Deja Dup back up fails to load with message Failed to execute child process "duplicity". No such file or directory. Reboot and reload makes no difference. When I ...
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Deja-Dup: "Backup location not available"

My internal backup drive is mounted, but when I try to start a backup, or recover missing files, I get the above message. It also says "Waiting for [device] to become available" (translated from ...
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which directories to backup system (no audiovisual data)?

(I'm fresh Ubuntu user and encounter many problems whose time to find solution or to find info how to revert all changes takes me more than reinstall distribution. I made about 5 Ubuntu reinstall in 7 ...
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What is the easiest NAS setup to back up an Ubuntu machine?

I use Time Machine on my Mac to back up to a WD MyCloud EX2. I'm setting up an Ubuntu machine and would like to set up something similar so everything on the machine is automatically backed up to a ...
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Deja-dup keeps asking for password

I have a problem with deja-dup. When I try to make a backup to a server of mine it start the backup for +- 10 seconds and then asks for my encryption password over and over again. What I did so far: ...
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Restoring backup from another installation and myy Encryption Password for Dejadup does not work. Why, and what do I do?

I recently reinstalled Ubuntu. I was running Ubuntu MATE and decided to scale down to a stripped down version. I backed up all of my files to an external HDD and took a picture of my passphrase so I ...
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How do I delete/uninstall backup files

I need to remove old backups from my SSD and my external (Western Digital) hard drive because they're taking up so much space. Except for the most recent files/package, can I simply delete the old ...
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How to restore a broken Deja Dup backup manually

For various reasons (possibly this bug) a Deja Dup backup I made failed. I have been following this guide to restore my backup by hand. The steps have been: In the folder containing the backups run: ...
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Why deja-dup fails with dependencies in 16.04?

I got many errors when first time trying to setup deja-dup. Now, I get only the following thing which is a similar warning as you get when python2-deprecation warnings. The install button stays ...
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'System program problem' and generally broken Ubuntu, unable to access files, etc

Today, Ubuntu crashed, and everything's gone wrong. I shut down my computer like usual, the proper way, but it just froze on my desktop background, and nothing else. I finally decided the only way to ...
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Backup (Deja-Dup) repeats backup of multiple folders

I have been using the default tool to backup folders on my PC and on an external hard drive, to second external drive. There's about 150GB total data. After making the first backup, I would expect ...
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Deja Dup backup at specific time of the day? [duplicate]

Is there a way to backup my Ubuntu machine (14.04) at a specific time of the day using Deja Dup? I'd like to backup my computer at night when I am asleep. But it doesn't seem to give a choice for the ...
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Deja-Dup - send message after backup

Is it possible to send automatically mail or message via TCP port when backup is made by Deja Dup and when backups are scheduled eg. weekly.
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Can't restore encrypted backup created with 10.04's deja-dup on 14.04 [closed]

I ran a Deja-Dup backup on an Ubuntu 10.04 LTS machine. It was an older version of Deja-Dup that came with 10.04 LTS. I password protected it. Then I installed 14.04.3 LTS Trusty Tahr from the 'Try ...
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Cannot restore Amazon S3 backups using deja-dup or duplicity, can anyone help?

Can anyone assist me with this? I've been using deja-dup to backup my Ubuntu 14.04 machine for a while. I have duplicity version 0.6.23, deja-dup version 30.0. No matter which backup I select, I get ...
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Why does Deja Dup appear to be backing up unchanged files?

Yesterday I ran an initial backup of my home folder and an additional storage folder using Déjà Dup in preparation for an upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS. This backup took well over 12hrs ...
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Can't see Backup Settings (deja-dup) on System settings

I'm using Ubuntu 15.10 and I want to change deja-dup default settings (location and schedule), but I don't see the option on system settings: System settings I removed and re-installed deja-dup and ...
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What files does Déjà Dup back up?

Does Déjà Dup backup everything on my computer of just some files? Can Déjà Dup backup everything on my computer? Thanks guys and sorry for the noob question.
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How to restore Dejadup 14.04 backup in 16.04?

I backed up my 14.04 installation with dejadup on Amazon S3. How can I restore it on a freshly installed Ubuntu 16.04, but not using it as backup?
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Restore with deja-dup

I recently had a hard drive failure on my PC (ubuntu 12.04), I purchased a new Hard Drive & installed 14.04. After installing the new Hard Drive my old one 'came back to life' so I continued ...
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Deja-dup does not resume from where it left after suspend

I'm trying to do a backup of about 800GB of data using deja-dup. It looks like this to take about two days; when I tell deja-dup to "resume later", then suspend my laptop, then bring up deja-dup again,...
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trying to restore backup files

This is what I get when I try to restore files: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1494, in <module> with_tempdir(main) File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line ...
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How to use backup files in deja-dup when I can only operate in terminal

Just because of one mistake,my desktop has desktop only with wallpaper.The good thing I have ever backupd with the system's tool,and the backups are in the directory named deja-dup.But I don’t know ...
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Ubuntu's Desktop only has wallpaper but nothing after mounting /home

I am a beginner to Ubuntu,I has been installed Ubuntu for a few days.Today it noticed me it doesn't has enough room,and then I execute the command. mount -t ext4 /dev/sda6 /home But unfortunately,...
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