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After backup: Destination is read-only?
I'm working on implementing a proper backup procedure as most experts on this forum recommend. But when trying to backup a large amount of data, I keep getting this error message: Backup: Error bac...
Have been looking for a solution for this problem for a long time, but never managed to find the root cause.
In the end, I decided to remove the offending subdirectory that contained a file backup of a Windows system. This solved the problem with the backup procedure.
Hope it works for you, this is the scenario that fails every time for us. It's when you select the 'auto eject when done' that causes the problem, as the system can't gracefully unmount the drive, so causing the 'Read only' errors after x number of backups
Haven't used 'auto eject when done' and not planning to use it in the future. This is what I'm planning to do every two weeks:
1) Verify backup task is finished and status shows "Ready" or "Completed" (and not "In Progress").
2) Manually eject the first external backup drive.
3) Store it in a safe location.
4) Add the second external backup drive.
5) Verify the backup process runs on the next scheduled time.
During the two weeks I will just let the external drive on and attached to RN USB port. Since I don't have a high change rate on the data, I think this suites my needs.
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