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rustleg
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Retry on fail

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Sometimes a daily automatic backup fails because the existing file can't be opened. This is usually a transient problem but I couldn't find any mechanism to automatically retry it after a delay. This often means I miss the backup of one particular day's versions. When I need to go back to find a file I created a few days or weeks ago, my archive of backups doesn't have that day's backup.

If I'm missing something please point me to how to do it. If not is there a good reason why this facility isn't built in? Ideally we should be able to select the delay before retry and the maximum number of attempts.
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Re: Retry on fail

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Maybe you've long since solved that. If not, maybe you could try this:
Simply make a copy of the profile, giving it a suffix, e.g., "_2", and schedule it for any time of your choosing after the original has run.

Depending on the amount of data being handled, and assuming you don't manually alter the files in the destination, you could use Fast Backup,
so the run times are minimal.
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Re: Retry on fail

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Thanks for the suggestion, it's been a while since I posted this, I had forgotten about it.

If I've already backed up then the workaround would create a duplicate. I suppose I could investigate ways to abort the second one if the first has succeeded. Maybe SB would abort itself if the destination zip file already contains all the files being backed up?

Seems a pity to use a complicated work around when this is a useful feature that the developers could add to enhance the product.
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Re: Retry on fail

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Vinck7 wrote:
Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:33 am
Maybe you've long since solved that. If not, maybe you could try this:
Simply make a copy of the profile, giving it a suffix, e.g., "_2", and schedule it for any time of your choosing after the original has run.

Depending on the amount of data being handled, and assuming you don't manually alter the files in the destination, you could use Fast Backup,
so the run times are minimal.
Clearly, I tried installing Fast Backup and yes the speed improved quite a bit.
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