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fullbore
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Joined: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:53 pm

Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

v5.0.483 Win7 Ultimate 64bit SP1

Name,Type,Forced,Start date,End date,Duration,Files,Folders,Log,Default type,Backup Type,Action,Status,Size uncomp.,Size comp.
Full,Job,Yes,20/07/2014 00:03:09,20/07/2014 00:40:56,00:37:47,874,67,C:\ProgramData\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140720000309.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,9.58 GB,4.24 GB
Full,Job,Yes,19/07/2014 00:04:00,19/07/2014 00:39:06,00:35:06,418,21,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140719000359.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,9.72 GB,4.44 GB
Full,Job,Yes,18/07/2014 00:03:57,18/07/2014 00:40:57,00:36:59,805,20,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140718000356.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.01 GB,376.63 MB
Full,Job,No,17/07/2014 15:01:55,17/07/2014 15:02:25,00:00:29,1,N/A,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140717150154.restore.log,Full,N/A,Restore,Success,1.70 MB,4 GB
Full,Job,Yes,14/07/2014 00:03:56,14/07/2014 00:47:54,00:43:57,5670,445,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140714000355.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,274.16 MB,1.52 GB
Full,Job,No,13/07/2014 13:35:03,13/07/2014 13:35:52,00:00:48,1,N/A,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140713133502.restore.log,Full,N/A,Restore,Success,317.77 MB,4 GB
Full,Job,Yes,07/07/2014 00:03:57,07/07/2014 00:43:38,00:39:41,1636,104,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140707000357.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.93 GB,754.55 MB
Full,Job,Yes,01/07/2014 00:03:56,01/07/2014 00:34:05,00:30:09,147,5,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140701000355.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.05 GB,58.28 MB
Full,Job,Yes,30/06/2014 00:04:19,30/06/2014 01:03:23,00:59:04,825,18,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140630000417.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.61 GB,596.23 MB
Full,Job,Yes,17/06/2014 00:03:58,17/06/2014 00:35:37,00:31:38,512,112,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140617000358.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.02 GB,323.91 MB
Full,Job,Yes,16/06/2014 00:04:00,16/06/2014 00:46:07,00:42:07,2491,212,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140616000359.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,808.90 MB,2.16 GB
Full,Job,No,15/06/2014 15:07:45,15/06/2014 15:08:24,00:00:38,1,N/A,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140615150744.restore.log,Full,N/A,Restore,Success,3.69 MB,4 GB
Full,Job,Yes,07/06/2014 00:03:57,07/06/2014 00:37:57,00:33:59,299,7,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140607000356.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.63 GB,175.40 MB
Full,Job,Yes,06/06/2014 00:03:57,06/06/2014 00:35:58,00:32:00,204,5,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140606000357.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.35 GB,18.69 MB
Full,Job,Yes,05/06/2014 00:03:57,05/06/2014 00:39:55,00:35:58,420,10,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140605000356.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.55 GB,503.77 MB
Full,Job,Yes,03/06/2014 00:03:56,03/06/2014 00:36:02,00:32:06,314,12,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140603000356.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.54 GB,74.26 MB
Full,Job,Yes,01/06/2014 00:04:00,01/06/2014 00:41:03,00:37:03,695,18,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140601000359.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,355.62 MB,2.54 GB
Full,Job,Yes,29/05/2014 00:04:00,29/05/2014 00:49:22,00:45:22,1207,45,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140529000359.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,3.87 GB,1.88 GB
Full,Job,Yes,24/05/2014 00:05:03,24/05/2014 01:03:28,00:58:24,727,15,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140524000500.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.87 GB,457.37 MB
Full,Job,Yes,23/05/2014 00:03:59,23/05/2014 00:48:56,00:44:57,2696,464,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140523000358.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,3.65 GB,1.53 GB
Full,Job,Yes,21/05/2014 00:03:59,21/05/2014 00:47:31,00:43:32,5620,343,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140521000358.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,271.20 MB,1.06 GB
Full,Job,Yes,05/05/2014 00:03:57,05/05/2014 00:37:41,00:33:43,479,11,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140505000357.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.16 GB,3.95 GB
Full,Job,Yes,03/05/2014 00:03:57,03/05/2014 00:37:28,00:33:30,421,17,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140503000357.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.54 GB,114.13 MB
Full,Job,Yes,02/05/2014 00:03:53,02/05/2014 00:36:22,00:32:28,2530,110,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140502000352.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,1.55 GB,285.14 MB
Full,Job,Yes,01/05/2014 00:03:55,01/05/2014 00:39:54,00:35:58,773,90,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140501000355.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,739.98 MB,3.10 GB
Full,Job,Yes,29/04/2014 00:03:56,29/04/2014 00:37:03,00:33:07,485,5,C:\Users\Niamh Holding\AppData\Roaming\Softland\Backup4all 5\Logs\Full_20140429000355.backup.log,Full,Incremental,Backup,Warning,2.81 GB,1.63 GB

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,

What is different on your computer when the backup does not run?

fullbore
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

Nothing as far as I'm aware, I'm always in bed at the time.

But last night Windows task Scheduler shows the backup task was run successfully, but there is no log in B4A for last night!

Niamh

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,

Is there any user logged on at the scheduled time?
Do you have the same problem if you schedule the job to run when you are in front of the computer?
What if you manually run the backup?

fullbore
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

[quote="Support"]Hi,

Is there any user logged on at the scheduled time?[/quote]
Always, but not the administrator account that ran the backup last night that wasn't logged.

[quote]Do you have the same problem if you schedule the job to run when you are in front of the computer?[/quote]

I never know from day to day when that will be.

[quote]What if you manually run the backup?[/quote]

Manually ran the schduled backup for Task Sceduler and nothing shows in B4A history despite-

Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler
Date: 31/07/2014 11:23:59
Event ID: 102
Task Category: Task completed
Level: Information
Keywords: (1)
User: TIRNANOG\Administrator
Computer: Tirnanog
Description:
Task Scheduler successfully finished "{39d956f3-5536-4bd0-bdec-2301b190d55f}" instance of the "\Softland\Backup4all 5\b4a_Full" task for user "TIRNANOG\Administrator".

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,

Please try the latest version of Backup4all 5.1.541.
Do you still have the problem?

fullbore
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

A manual run from task scheduler just now ran OK... will have to keep an eye open.

fullbore
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

Task sceduler shows a successfull run overnight but B4A hasn't generated a log-

Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler
Date: 05/08/2014 00:03:06
Event ID: 102
Task Category: Task completed
Level: Information
Keywords: (1)
User: TIRNANOG\Administrator
Computer: Tirnanog
Description:
Task Scheduler successfully finished "{cdf777a1-4193-47f3-a0f0-f1a477df4d5b}" instance of the "\Softland\Backup4all 5\b4a_Full" task for user "TIRNANOG\Administrator".

fullbore
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by fullbore »

It seems B4A took 7 1/2 hours to abort a backup to a drive with insufficient space!

[05/08/2014 00:22:42] Saving backup catalog "C:\ProgramData\Softland\Backup4all 5\Catalogs\Full.bkc"
Backup aborted. Reason:
Could not copy "C:\ProgramData\Softland\Backup4all 5\Catalogs\Full.bkc" to "Z:\Full.bkc".
There is not enough space on the disk.
Total number of files added to backup: 108
Total number of folders added to backup: 5
Total size of files added to backup: 0 bytes (uncompressed), 2.84 GB (compressed)
Number of files excluded: 0
Number of folders excluded: 0
Files skipped: 1
Next scheduled backup: 06/08/2014 00:03:00
Backup aborted at 05/08/2014 07:51:36 with 1 error(s), 2 warning(s)

Adrian (Softland)
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Re: Daily scheduled backup not always run

Post by Adrian (Softland) »

Hi,

Please send us the complete backup log to support[at]backup4all[dot]com to see why it took such a long time.

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