brent3000 4 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Not sure if this has been covered at all in this long thread, but does anyone know if there is a password option for the compression or some form of protection of the backups at all? Quote Link to post
Alex.b 12 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Thank you ! I use this plugin for months ! It saved me 2 times ! Just a request, able to create one zip file for each container instead of one big zip file (Mine is almost 20 gb!). Edited January 14 by Alex.b Quote Link to post
HNGamingUK 13 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 This has been requested atleast once before by @aptalca back in 2018 however this still doesn't seem to have been implemented? Basically instead of one tarball of all the appdata directories, please could we have the option to have it seperated per directory? This will make a restore much easier for people who only want to restore one application. Currently they would have to manually untarball the file and move the directory. So the feature request is: Backup: In the backup config page have a option called "Backup Directories Seperately" If this option is selected it will backup each directory in the provided appdata directory into a time and dated folder within the provided backup directory. In addition to this if the "Compression" option is ticked then compress each directory. Restore: When someone chooses the restore option, along with the date/time selection provide a directory selection to restore (using checkboxes to allow for multiple selections and an "all" option to restore everything) Hopefully this is enough detail for the feature request to be actioned... @Squid 4 Quote Link to post
HNGamingUK 13 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Squid said: I'm aware of it Appologies to sound like an annoying teenager, but do you have an ETA or maybe roadmap of features. Equally is there a github page for this so that maybe people can help develop the feature? Quote Link to post
Squid 2959 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 No development on anything is happening for at least 5 weeks do to real life constraints. ETA, can't give a solid answer at this point GitHub https://github.com/Squidly271/ca.backup2 Quote Link to post
Gunny 1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/11/2021 at 11:36 AM, Gunny said: The Exclude Folders option does not seem to be working for me. I'm trying to exclude some subfolders in one of my docker container's appdata area (Plex for reference). I've tried both absolute paths and relative paths. Relative: Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Cache/ ,Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Media/ ,Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Metadata/ Absolute: /mnt/cache/appdata/Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Cache/ ,/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Media/ ,/mnt/cache/appdata/Plex-Media-Server/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Metadata/ @Squid I think I found the issue, I opened an issue on Github with the line and suggested fix: https://github.com/Squidly271/ca.backup2/issues/2 Quote Link to post
Moka 0 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Hi, is it possible to choose a specific files to restore in appdata? Quote Link to post
ur6969 2 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I have an uncommon issue and wanted to ask for help. I run Backup & Restore every day at 3AM. Works great. However, I have recently begun using a Docker for Don Melton Video Transcoding scripts on some media to reduce sizes and convert to MP4. This Docker doesn't run like normal and is initiated by a command line command, but it works fine. I only utilize 1-2 cores to not overload my small server since the time to transcode doesn't matter to me. But this is where I keep having the problem. At 3:00 AM when Backup & Restore runs it stops the Docker and transcode. In the Advanced Settings I have the "video-transcoding" Docker set to "Don't Stop". What else can I do to allow the transcoding to continue? Quote Link to post
discojon 0 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) Can we get an option to compress folders individually instead of one giant compressed file? That would make it much easier to restore individual apps and be easier that a rewrite to allow individual app restoration. Edit.. Nevermind requested above. Edited January 17 by discojon Quote Link to post
nathan909 0 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I came here looking for an answer to what the above post are asking for. A way to restore only selected app(s). From the sounds off things thats not an option? Quote Link to post
Energen 82 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Extract the files you want manually... Quote Link to post
discojon 0 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, Energen said: Extract the files you want manually... I've resorted to that. It just takes a while to extract a 35Gb rar file. Quote Link to post
CS01-HS 30 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 10 hours ago, discojon said: I've resorted to that. It just takes a while to extract a 35Gb rar file. Extract a Single File(s) From a Large Tarball Quote Link to post
comet424 12 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 my sister had a recent flash drive failure and i learning to get a new flash. as i never had a failure so i new but i noticed i set folders with the plugiin here to set the destination /backup files/appdata it shows up as not a real folder.. there is no stamp date and in krusader it shows up folder created by appdata backup was made in 1969 so i curious is flash drive really backed up as there is no type why is it like that? i just wanna make sure its is really backed up ... if its nothing then no big deal i just curious i just made sure all the unraids i have have the appdata plugin and backed up but they all show no date etc Quote Link to post
Squid 2959 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 14 hours ago, comet424 said: my sister had a recent flash drive failure and i learning to get a new flash. as i never had a failure so i new but i noticed i set folders with the plugiin here to set the destination /backup files/appdata it shows up as not a real folder.. there is no stamp date and in krusader it shows up folder created by appdata backup was made in 1969 so i curious is flash drive really backed up as there is no type why is it like that? i just wanna make sure its is really backed up ... if its nothing then no big deal i just curious i just made sure all the unraids i have have the appdata plugin and backed up but they all show no date etc Flash backup does work, but I don't know why you're seeing it like that. All of my systems show it correctly so my first thought is some sort of corruption somewhere along the line on the array. The flash backup is ultimately being deprecated, as it predates the GUI's own flash backup system (non-automated), and something else which is soon(tm) Quote Link to post
comet424 12 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) i noticed the Backup of flash i didnt know about till after i rebooted my sisters unraid where i posted a different thread for help... but i do like the automatic Flash backup. i set up Flash backup then set rysnc to transfer me her 2nd unraid to mine.. so i have copy of her unraid flash and the libirt etc as for the blank its and the 69 year is on all my unraids... yesterday i setup appback up on my sisters other unraid so it seems it automaticlly creates it 69 on everything.. so the pic is just a newly setup Appdata backup i spoke with unraid.. and they told me a cloud based.. but told them i hope also still can send to one of my Unraid Servers as a cloud based server to send to my few unraids to back it up.. and i mentioned like windows be nice when Unraid pops up with that Fatal USB drive failure like windows does a Windows Dump be nice unraid automaticlly dump the usb configs... as a usb backup only as good from the last backup but if u done 100 changes since a backup u loose all those..... so i hoping it still automatic that it sends over the network or to the array and uploads to (cloud) to my unraid.. since really cloud based means different platforums contacting the same server.. so ur uploading to 1 server in the end.. so hopefully that be to my unraids and even when there is no internet.. if not the the flash update shouldnt get depreciated... as i just got it setup that least my sisters is rysnc over to mine.. i keep a OpenVPN connection to her house 24/7 even on slow internet connection but easier to remote administrate her uunraids but thats how i found the Fatal error of the Flash is there a way to get notification if there is a Fatal USB error to email me? i have tried 2019 the notification for the email section but it never emailed daily my array status to my hot mail account.. so i gave up on that and i wish it would send me a text message but i think i tried and it didnt work .. so be nice if there is a USB Fatal error.. id get a text saying USB Fatal Error do not reboot the unraid just backup flash... as text be nice Edited January 21 by comet424 Quote Link to post
comet424 12 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 so i noticed i didnt have the backup appdata for my Backup server.. so i set it up.. createed the folders.. once you hit the Backup Now thats when it messes up the Folder.. must be because its the Flash Drive so is it possible then 3 possble array corruptions? but least i gonna make it now that all my unraids will backup the Flash drives to my main Server.. and then to each of my 5 unraids so i have redundant backups Quote Link to post
comet424 12 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 what i wished was the backup of the flash with this app would also do not on the array so i could point my 5 Unraids to 1 server on the network.. and then it replicates to 4 other servers as uploading to the internet cloud style only works for internet.. or an option where it saves to the Array.. Plus it saves to \\mainserver\backup files\Unraid #4 so it will create on the array a backup but ontop of it if it can Reach manin Server it places\Flash into as the one from Unraid coming out sounds like just works for internet but id like to see if Unraid 3 backss up it backs up to /user/backup files/Flash /user/backup files/appdata /user/backup files/libvirt but it also then same Time would backup to \\mainServer\Backupfiles\Unraid Backups\unraid3\Flash \\mainServer\Backupfiles\Unraid Backups\unraid3\appdata \\mainServer\Backupfiles\Unraid Backups\unraid3\libvirt rightr now i starting to do this with rsync and cron .. but be nice it automanticlly does this as soon as its backuping up it contacts the main server to back up if it can reach that computer at the time just a suggestion Quote Link to post
Alex.b 12 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Hello, What folders may I exclude on Plex to reduce the size of backup ? Quote Link to post
Energen 82 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 10 hours ago, Alex.b said: Hello, What folders may I exclude on Plex to reduce the size of backup ? At the moment the only folder I back up for Plex is /mnt/user/appdata/PlexMediaServer/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases" That directory contains your library data and watch state / history.. basically the important stuff. Metadata can be recreated. I use a user script for this and not the Appdata Backup plugin, but you may be able to simplify things by only excluding the metadata related folders Quote Link to post
toasti 4 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Very nice app! I use it everyday to backup my Docker data. BUT there's one thing I want to ask: Would it be possible to implement an option if I want to have a TAR file or not? With the TAR file we get a big file on every backup that the second backup software (to external drive) want to backup. If the backup would be just a copy of "appdata" without to tar it afterwards, the other backup software would be able to use dedup to prevent to backup the same data multiple times. Quote Link to post
itimpi 875 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, toasti said: With the TAR file we get a big file on every backup that the second backup software (to external drive) want to backup. If the backup would be just a copy of "appdata" without to tar it afterwards, the other backup software would be able to use dedup to prevent to backup the same data multiple times. I believe that the big problem with copying individual (typically small) files is that it takes MUCH longer than creating a tar file if the files are being copied to the array. I think that the best compromise suggestion I have seen is to create a separate tar file for each folder under appdata. Quote Link to post
f3ger 0 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I have the problem that the first docker container does not start after the backup. in the backup status window, however, it says "starting ..." Quote Link to post
toasti 4 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 1/28/2021 at 12:42 PM, itimpi said: I believe that the big problem with copying individual (typically small) files is that it takes MUCH longer than creating a tar file if the files are being copied to the array. I think that the best compromise suggestion I have seen is to create a separate tar file for each folder under appdata. Knowing or believing? As already described, a TAR file makes it nearly impossible to backup the backup to an external drive if you have not unlimited space on the external hard disk. Why not implementing this as an option? I would really appreciate it. Quote Link to post
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