It took a long while, but my 2TB USB drive arrived this week. I started it up last Wednesday at 4 in the afternoon and it seems to have moved along pretty well, but, based on free space, it seems to be 'stuck' about 2/3 through. There seems to be a parallel folder structure created on my USB, but, due to the volumes, I haven't done any sort of thorough checking.
I looked at the backup log this morning, and it's also a mystery. The last few entries are -
Any thoughts of what I should undertake next would be most appreciated. Also, any advice about 'cleaning' up hidden directories and files before backing up.
Seems that none from the community experiences a similar issue as you. Just want to verify as to what is the status of it? Is it still stuck or has it progressed since a few days ago?
Sadly, not. I cancelled the comatose backup, restarted, and found the same behaviour again. Suspiciously, it seemed to occur in both circumstances at just past the 1 TB point.
I'm now in the process of breaking the content into smaller 'chunks'. It's a bit tedious. Would I be better just using cp command from a terminal session? Does the web based 'backup' add significant functionality.
I'm now in the process of breaking the content into smaller 'chunks'. It's a bit tedious. Would I be better just using cp command from a terminal session? Does the web based 'backup' add significant functionality.
You can certainly just use cp if you have ssh enabled - at least for troubleshooting. It might make it easier to see where it's getting stuck.
The web ui allows backup w/o ssh, provides backup schedules, etc.
Do you have "allow snapshot access" set in the share's snapshot settings? If so, try disabling it.
