Questions tagged [deja-dup]
Déjà Dup is a front end for Duplicity, and is Ubuntu's default backup utility since 11.10.
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Deja Dup Always Says "Create My First Backup" After Restoring Instead of "Backup Now"
When I restore a backup, the next time I try to make a backup, all of my backup settings are gone and Deja Dup only gives the options to "Create My First Backup", or to restore. But this isn'...
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Restore Deja Dup from root?
My Ubuntu 20.04 system is stuck in a login loop for one of the users, so I have narrowed it down to be a problem in one of my hidden files in my /home/username/ directory.
Luckily, I have a backup ...
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how to determine deja dup error source
I'm trying to restore a backup on Ubuntu 22.04 5.19.0-38-generic.
Did a backup of the home folder onto a HDD which is now supposed to be restored to the home folder after a reinstall.
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How configure login-id & password for use with an afp:// link?
Ubuntu 20.04 (KDE Plasma). The 'Backup' program has started to halt before the backup starts running, and a popup window appears asking for credentials to access a NAS hard drive share. This happens ...
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Wired Ethernet Unmanaged while using a bridged network adaptor
My server (22.04) uses netplan to manage the ethernet connection and create a bridged network device for a VM. This works fine, the server and VM both get internet access but GNOME says that the wired ...
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Will ecryptfs-protected home partition backup be unreadeable after restoring it to a new ubuntu install?
I have a little problem here. I've just finished to set up my automatic backup system using Duplicity and Déja Dup. I backup my files to my server using SSH. After some testing, i've checked that I ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Deja Dup inquiry to check if it is working
Every now and then I get the BACKUP panel telling me it did not back up due to permissions for the external drive I am using for backups.
When I touch the BackUp Now it starts to back up and I see in ...
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Deja-Dup "Grant access" Failing on Ubuntu 22.04
I've been trying to run deja-dup backup since I realised it's been a while (811 days) since it last backed up. I've been trying to run it and it keeps getting stuck at the "grant access" ...
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How to restore a too large backup
I made a backup of my system using Déjà Dup, and have it stored on an external hard drive. Today the day finally came when I needed it. When I tried to restore all, Déjà Dup timed out. So I tried ...
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Did I reformat my drive to LUKS correctly?
I reinstalled/upgraded Ubuntu LTS (22.04.1) from a thumb drive and chose the option to encrypt my drive, LUKS format. Later on, I restored some of my old files via Backup (f/k/a dejadup).
When I look ...
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deja dup wont upgrade due to error messages
Have upgrades outstanding for deja dup as snap but getting error message 'unable to update, cannot refresh..snap deja dup has running apps (monitor), pids: 4078. I am running ubuntu 20.04. Regular ...
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After upgrade 18.04 to 20.04, Deja Dup fails to backup; something about my LAN networking is broken
Deja Dup (DD) has worked w/o problem for 2+ years under Ubuntu Mate 18.04 - then I upgraded to 20.04 and DD no longer succeeds.
DD halts when "back up now", with window "Storage ...
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Odd Error With deja-dup Backup Application
Ubuntu Version: 22.04.1 LTS
Deja-Dup version 42.9
I use Timeshift to back up my Ubuntu system.
This excludes folders:
/root, /home/myadminname and /home/myusername from the system backup.
The ...
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How to run déjà-dup backup tool as root in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
A common annoying daily problem with déjà pup: I try to backup many files which I (my user) have no reading access. I get this daily because I want to backup the whole /home directory:
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gpg: decrypt_message failed: Unknown system error Deja-dup restore failing on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Title says it all really. I couldn't restore using the GUI, so resorted to the command line, and get this GPG error message after it copies all the manifest.gpg files to the local cache.
I've read ...
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Backup (deja dup) waiting for network despite being connected
I made an attempt to back up using the bundled backup utility in Ubuntu 22.04. When trying to back up over SMB I just get an alert saying that it's waiting for a network connection — meanwhile I'm ...
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Backup files in Ubuntu, no /var directory
I accidentally deleted my /var file and thus want to uninstall and install ubuntu again. I tried to install timeshift, Deja-dup and duplicity through apt in order to back up my files before I ...
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Easy way to list files backed by deja dup?
I backup my home folder using deja dup to Google Drive and would like to make sure all files are there. I tried to use duplicity list-current-files with pydrive, but it's not working for me and I can'...
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How to add files to inclusion and exclusion lists in deja-dup via command line?
I am using Ubuntu 18.04, and I am looking for a way to add files programmatically to deja-dup's inclusion and exclusion lists. I don't mind if this has to be done indirectly, i.e. if it's not ...
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Running DejaDup/Installing ubuntu-desktop Issues
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows 10. Running uname -r returns: 5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2. I am trying to run deja-dup, but am having no luck. When I try kicking it off from a Ubuntu ...
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1TB External USB Hard Drive format problems on Ubuntu 20.04
I've recently tried a number 1 or 2TB external hard drives on USB as backup and hoping to use for deja-dup. The one I had previously was fine but it's full and I don't want to loose it. I've tried ...
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Backup: Could not restore the following files. Please make sure you are able to write to them
Every time I do my weekly backup, I get the following error:
" Could not restore the following files. Please make sure you are able to write to them."
and shows then these files:
/etc/...
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How effective is Deja Dup backups?
I previously used windows and had Acronis TrueImage that took System Image backups periodically. I cannot find any decent System Image backup tool but Deja Dup backup seems to be promising. CloneZilla ...
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Backup on Ubuntu with avoiding folder with particular names
I would like to do a backup periodically of my /home ""partition"" in cloud (Gdrive). The current back-up tool or program is used by Ubuntu to backup is Deja Dup and It doesn't ...
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How to restore .config from backup?
I'm reinstalling Ubuntu after numerous problems. I backed up using Deja Dup. Restoring files went fine except for a backup called .config which says:
Could not restore following files. Please make ...
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Ubuntu default backup not working: duplicity-full.20220307T133808Z.vol3.difftar.gz
My first time doing a backup with the default backup app for Ubuntu 20.04 -it is not described anywhere, and there is no tutorial or description either - but it seems is the Deja-Dup app.
I have a SSD ...
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How to list files and folders backed up by Deja Dup?
I'm using Deja Dup to back up my data to Google Drive. Would like to know how to list all files & folders that are currently backed up. I don't think it's possible through the GUI, so I'm ...
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Restore from Deja Dup backup on Samba share (a Synology NAS)
I use Deja Dup to back up my Ubuntu system to a Synology NAS mounted as a Samba drive. Today I did a fresh installation of Kubuntu, and now I want to restore my files from backup. I can mount the ...
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Deja dup with LUKS
I have my home partition backed up on an external hard drive via Deja Dup. This is my only partition except my boot partition. I’d like to enable LUKS on it, so would it work to just do it (which ...
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How come deja-dup doesn't ask me for a password to restore?
I backed up with deja-dup for the first time, and to restore it doesn't seem to need the password provided. This worries me, because I unselected the option to remember the password. I also want to ...
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Deja-dup broken package is blocking any apt operation [duplicate]
After reinstalling gnome, deja-dup seemed to be installed not correctly. So when i use any operation of apt i get the following error:
E: The package deja-dup needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find ...
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Deja Dup restore fails with unknown error, creates a folder instead of a file
reviewing a bit about it, I found this unsolved question in another forum that perfectly describes my downside:
I'm a relative noob. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Backed up a folder
on my Data drive ...
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Ubuntu 18.04, deja-dup, Backend
I have Ubuntu 18.04, and use deja-dup for making a backup of my folders into an external disk. I have the error:
BackendException: Could not initialize backend: No module named gi.repository
and no ...
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Deja Dup UnicodeDecodeError when attempting a restore from a live session onto a clean install
I'm trying to restore my system to before a borked upgrade. There is a fresh install of 18.04 Desktop on the drive now, and I'm trying to restore my settings and such using Deja Dup from a live ...
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Deja Dup asking for password multiple times Ubuntu 20.04
I'm hoping this is an easy answer: I'm running Deja Dup (or just 'Backup' in Ubuntu) to try to back my laptop onto an external drive.
It asks me to set a password when I start. I do, and then it ...
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deja-dup: How to restore a LUbuntu 18.04.5 backup to Ubuntu 20.04.2, including with app settings and app local folders?
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I have an old PC running LUbuntu 18.04.5, and a newer PC on which I plan to run LUbuntu 20.04.2 or Ubuntu 20.04.2 (which I will first download to a DVD).
Indications from the GUI of Deja-...
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External HDD became not visible in the file manager, after formatting
I'm running LUbuntu 18.04.5.
The filemanager is PCManFM.
Via the GUI of the Gnome 'Disks' accessory, I formatted a (till then) good, working external HDD, a 2TB WD 'My Passport', with the intention of ...
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Restoring a duplicity backup with Dejà Dup from a different computer
I'm making some scheduled encrypted backups from an Ubuntu Server to a remote computer, using duplicity.
What I'd like to do is to access that remote computer from a third machine, Ubuntu Desktop in ...
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Error when restoring backup folder from Duplicity
I performed a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04 and there are certain directories I want to restore from my Deja Dup backup (only one complete backup performed). I chose to use duplicity, as I want to ...
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Déjà Dup Backups skips Steam directory
I enabled periodic backups in Ubuntu 20.04 using Ubuntu's built-in Backups tool (Déjà Dup). I back-up my entire home directory and don't ignore any folders. Back-ups are executed every week.
Today I ...
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18.04: Duplicity stopped working
after reading related threads I realized, how brittle duplicity is for backups. Anyway, for some strange reasons deja-dup stopped working:
first I got an error similar to this (probably made some ...
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Deja-Dup: The existing backup is of a computer named
So this is a bit tricky for me to explain and am sure I can use a better title but here is my shot at explaining this.
So a few days back I was playing with a VM in GNOME-Boxes and eventually it ...
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Deja Dup risk of data loss
I'm currently using Deja Dup ("Ubuntu Backups") to create backups of my data. However when reading around I see a lot of issues of people being unable to restore their backups in case the ...
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Can I restore files backed up by Deja Dup on a Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04?
I currently have Ubuntu 16.04 installed. I intend to erase disk and perform a clean install of Ubuntu 20.04 from a bootable USB flash drive. If I were to backup my files using Deja Dup in 16.04, would ...
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Does deja dup restore all my Ubuntu from only Google Drive after a complete wipe?
I set up my Backup software (deja dup) on Ubuntu 20.04 after a clean customizing. And my storage is Google Drive.
So I have checked and there is the folder now on Google Drive.
Someday for some reason ...
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DejaDup "Restore Failed, no backups to restore"
after recently having issues with my Ubuntu installation, I live booted Ubuntu, mounted the problematic partition, and made a complete backup of it using Deja Dup. However, upon wiping that partition ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 default backup program not backing up .dbus file [duplicate]
Deja-dup dose not backup .dbus Ubuntu 20.04.
If I use timeshift -/home/username and Deja-dup can I restore with fresh install off Ubuntu 20.04, restore with timeshift with snapshot on USB stick, and ...
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Backup before shutdown?
Deja Dup runs in the morning & hogs my CPU.
Is there a way to add a new button to the Ubuntu "power off" menu that will "backup then shut down" in addition to the 'shut down' ...
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Backup failure using Deja Dup with google drive - Invalid Credentials
My Ubuntu version is 18.04. The error is as follows which only appears in the middle of uploading backup files:
Giving up after 5 attempts. Error: gdata-service-error-quark: Authentication required: {
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Migrate ubuntu install to another drive on the same computer
I want to migrate all my current data, that includes files, desktop, home folder, programs and even open tabs in browser and history to another volume at the same computer without having boot/grub ...
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