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stre176's avatar
stre176
Aspirant
Oct 03, 2013

FTP Backup Problem

Hello,

I just purchased a ReadyNAS 102. So far, it has been working great with one exception:

I am trying to backup a folder on a web server using FTP. When I backup the folder, it successfully copies all files; however, it continues attempting to back up files with ./ in front of the file name and it never stops. The log is below:

Backup Job Name: Database Backup
Backup Job Type: Incremental
Protocol: ftp
Backup Source: [remote:ftp]/ftp://XX.XX.XX.XX/
Backup Destination: [PDOffDutyDBBackups]/
Backup Start Time: Thu Oct 3 2013 8:33:32
Backup Finish Time: Thu Oct 3 2013 8:33:35
Backup Status: Fail: cancelled by user.

Copy (F) *howto.txt
Copy (F) demo-backup-1380531602.sql
Copy (F) demo-backup-1380618002.sql
Copy (F) demo-backup-1380704403.sql
Copy (F) error_log
Copy (F) devel-backup-1380538802.sql
Copy (F) devel-backup-1380625203.sql
Copy (F) devel-backup-1380711602.sql
Copy (F) ./*howto.txt
Copy (F) ./demo-backup-1380531602.sql
Copy (F) ./demo-backup-1380618002.sql
Copy (F) ./demo-backup-1380704403.sql
Copy (F) ./error_log
Copy (F) ./devel-backup-1380538802.sql
Copy (F) ./devel-backup-1380625203.sql
Copy (F) ./devel-backup-1380711602.sql
Copy (F) ././*howto.txt
Copy (F) ././demo-backup-1380531602.sql
Copy (F) ././demo-backup-1380618002.sql
Copy (F) ././demo-backup-1380704403.sql
Copy (F) ././error_log
Copy (F) ././devel-backup-1380538802.sql
Copy (F) ././devel-backup-1380625203.sql
Copy (F) ././devel-backup-1380711602.sql
Copy (F) ./././*howto.txt
Copy (F) ./././demo-backup-1380531602.sql
Copy (F) ./././demo-backup-1380618002.sql
Copy (F) ./././demo-backup-1380704403.sql
Copy (F) ./././error_log
Copy (F) ./././devel-backup-1380538802.sql
Copy (F) ./././devel-backup-1380625203.sql
Copy (F) ./././devel-backup-1380711602.sql

etc, etc, etc....

Can someone please let me know how to prevent this from happening?

Thanks!

3 Replies

  • Also, I am running firmware 6.1.2. It seems the backup enters a loop... If it is left to run, it will end up with several hundred ./'s in front of the file name. I have tried changing just about every setting, but I'm not having any luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Have you contacted netgear support? (phone support is still available if you purchased within the last 90 days, otherwise support.netgear.com)
  • Not yet; I was hoping it was a simple fix. I will call them tomorrow and see what they can do.

    Thanks!

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