Questions tagged [duplicity]
Duplicity is a program for making encrypted bandwidth-efficient backups.
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Extract duplicity files manually
I lost the drive, and the Ubuntu OS installed in it, from which I created a backup using Duplicity, and I don't know how to restore the archived files I still keep in another drive. They all follow ...
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Duplicity fails with bad session key error
This is the error:
Error processing remote manifest (duplicity-inc.20180712T125810Z.to.20180719T130228Z.manifest.gpg): GPG Failed, see log below:
===== Begin GnuPG log =====
gpg: WARNING: "--no-use-...
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Deja-dup repeatedly asks encryption password
Folks,
I have been in trouble with deja-dup, Ubuntu backup utility. It asks encryption password every time when back up starts. I entered every related passwords (server's one, client's one, and all ...
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Can I ignore files by pattern in deja-dup (Backup)?
My Déjà Dup backups have become quiet large and I noticed they contain a huge number of unnecessary files (e.g. *.pyc files, **__pycache__ folders and other build related temporary stuff).
I know ...
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Backup with duplicity on Google Cloud Storage
I have already set a backup routine that backups all my files to Amazon S3 using duplicity. I would like to create a similar backup routine with Google Cloud Storage. Is it possible to get duplicity ...
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Duplicity Backup Browse
I have made a duplicity backup with Ubuntu 14.04 in another laptop of my home directory.
I copied all duplicity back files to my current laptop to "/home/user/Ubuntu-backup"
How do i browse the ...
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Automating duplicity backups using cron
How do I automate duplicity backups using cron using gpg encryption and the ssh backend?
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Fix backup with Anaconda2 as primary Python Shell
The default backup app doesn't work properly.
I searched in the web and my Anaconda2 seems to be the problem but I still want it as my primary Python.
If I run in the console:
duplicity --version
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Deja Dup resolves host name incorrectly, adds ISP hostname
PROBLEM:
I backup to an SSH server via Deja Dup. Recently I am recieving warnings that: my backups are for a computer called my_actual_hostname but the current computer is my_hostname.hawaii.rr.com.
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Duplicity error having to do with python?
So I'm having this error which apparently is a known issue. I'm looking for a work-around until it's fixed because I can't afford to go without systems backup.
Traceback (most recent call last):
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Where does Deja-dup keep its config files?
Deja-dup (now Ubuntu Backup) is just a GUI for duplicity, therefore it should store the config files somewhere. I would like to changed the backup volume size to something like 300MB and the increase ...
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Extract a Folder from Duplicity Archive
Using the duplicity command, I need to specify the following:
a specific folder to restore
indicate time and date from which to restore
indicate the destination to restore to
How can I specify these ...
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Can I delete incremental backups made with Déjà Dup?
After using Déjà Dup for a while, I keep getting this error after every attempt at a backup:
Backup location is too small. Try using one with more space.
Could I delete some backups made of ...
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How to exclude all hidden files and folders from duplicity backup
How can I set duplicity to exclude all hidden files and folders from backing them up, without specifying each and every one of them?
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Duplicity - storage location not available, waiting for Google
I recently upgraded Ubuntu from 17.10 to 18.04 LTS and used my usb key as a backup for my files. Now that I am on Ubuntu 18.04, I have a problem with duplicity. In fact, when I run the restore process,...
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Backup stops because of claim 'Computer name changed', which is it not true
Using Ubuntu 16.04, deja-dup 34.2, and duplicity 0.7.06.
To start a weekly backup I connected the usual external drive with the usual computer, gave the password and received the halt message:
The ...
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Improve full backup speed with Déjà Dup / Duplicity
Is there an ease fix two to improve the backup speed using the default Déjà Dup Backup solution of the Ubuntu Gnome Desktop?
Actually I'm quite happy with my weekly duplicity backups, but I set it up ...
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Duplicity error pop-up on Ubuntu 16.04
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I'm getting an error message that pops up quite often saying, "Could not understand duplicity version".
I tried using apt-get update && apt-get upgrade but in ...
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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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Duplicity with B2 Backblaze issue
Running 18.04LTS
I've installed Duplicity... it seems to work. I'm running duplicity 0.7.18.2.
I've installed the B2 Command line tool... it works without issue.
I get the following when I try to ...
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How to make Deja-Dup behave?
I've dug through old questions, and the only ones I found that seemed to address this were five or six years old, referencing folders that don't exist in my install. I'm on 16.04 Mate, trying to get ...
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Using duplicity directly, is it possible to have multiple backup plans?
If I understand correctly, duplicity is the command line tool for creating backups and can be used stand-alone (i.e. no DejaDup involved) for creating backups.
Is it possible to set up multiple ...
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deja-dup ssh method doesn't work - writes locally instead
After years of rsync, I'm giving deja-dup a try. Not so successful, so far:
Every attempt to have it write its backup via ssh results in a local directory tree opened at the directory where the deja-...
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"Backups" (deja-dup): after installing duplicity 0.8 from source, "Backups" can't find it
When using "Backups" (a.k.a. deja-dup) - it doesn't find duplicity, although it's installed:
I have been trying to backup using "Backups" (a.k.a. deja-dup), and it turns out that the current ...
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Layers of confusion about Deja-Dup encrypted backups
I've been happily rolling along with my Deja-Dup backups to remote Google Drive for a month or so. At some point, I may or may not have entered a passphrase. I may or may not have had a GPG key at the ...
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How to fix Duplicity B2 (Backblaze) error
When running Duplicity to backup to B2 (Backblaze) it fails with the following error:
Attempt 1 failed. AttributeError: B2ProgressListener instance has no attribute '__exit__'
Attempt 2 failed. ...
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Backup no longer working
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 backups no longer work (using the default Deja-Dup Backup tool). I always get the message: No space left in ‘/’. (which is NOT the path I backup to).
The preferences ...
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DejaVu Backup not working for google drive
I've recently tried switching the google drive i upload my backups to, but now the backup utility (deja-dup) just isn't working. When I try to make a backup, it would scan, and then time out with
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deja-dup/duplicity: Backup Failed InvalidBackendURL
I have launched a backup on Ubuntu 18.04 via the Déjà Dup Backup Tool and it fails with the following error:
Backup Failed InvalidBackendURL: missing // - relative paths not supported for scheme ...
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Duplicity Error accessing possibly locked file
I am experimenting with Duplicity. I am trying to backup my home directory to a local directory:
duplicity --no-encryption /home/user file://home/user/backuptmp
When I run this, I notice a few ...
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What to do when deja-dup restore failed?
I have a full backup done by deja-dup in a external HD of about 300Gb.
I'm trying to restore it into another 1tb external HD, but when 58Gb was extracted an error have occurred :(
Traceback (...
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Remove configuration files of Déjà Dup, purge not working
I want to completely reset deja-dup configuration files.
I tried removing and installing again using snap, but previous settings are still there after a fresh install (e.g. backup path, folders to ...
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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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Duplicity and Anaconda clash [duplicate]
Trying to use duplicity on ubuntu 16.04 with Anaconda 2 installed, raise the following
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 61, in <module>
from duplicity ...
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Extract unencrypted duplicity backup when all sigtar and most manifest files are missing
I am trying to extract a backup from an old duplicity back up (done by the ubuntu gui, I believe it was deja-dup).
I copied all I could off a dying hard drive. I have
a lot of difftar.gz files - ...
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Déjà Dup backup failing with python stack trace on Ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 and I've been unable to backup my home directory for several days now. Every time Déjà Dup runs it fails with the following stack trace:
Traceback (most recent call last):
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How will Deja-Dup's performance vary with the type of the target?
This is a follow-up to this question.
I have the possibility to use rsync, ftp, cifs or ftp for my remote backups, provided I can get them to work with the duplicity command line, of course.
Will ...
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