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Asked by John Rose

Using the Gnome GUI version 1.0.34-0.1 under Ubuntu 14.04, I get errors on 1 folder when I backup my home folder but it doesn't say what the errors are. Where can I find out what the errors are? BTW this folder & its contents all have the the same owner & group as all my other home folders.

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Germar (germar) said : 		#1

What kind of error do you get? You can browse the Snapshot Log and filter them for Errors. Some non-critical errors like 'files have vanished' are logged as Information, so you should filter for Informations, too.

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John Rose (johnaaronrose) said : 		#2

I didn't realise how to find the log in the Gnome GUI. I've just looked again & seen the 'View Last Log' icon. The only error is:
E] Error: rsync: write failed on "/media/john/8202e2e5-1857-4053-ad55-a961ffe3f8b2/John/backintime/Desktop/john/1/new_snapshot/backup/home/john/Music/Rendez-vous May-Jun 2015/image/Rendez-vous Mar-Apr 2015.bin": Read-only file system (30).

Initially, I didn't understand this as that file has Read & Write (Unix) permissions for me. However, the directory (using ls -l) has question marks for owner/group/permissions. This applies to a number of directories in the above /home/john/Music directory. It would be helpful if the Log showed all the errors rather than, perhaps, just the first.

I think that the question mark problem occurred as a result of my moving to a new desktop. I had problems with ownership on many of the files I copied over when I used BackInTime. Is there a standard procedure for moving files from a PC to another PC?

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Germar (germar) said : 		#3

The log shows all errors which rsync reported. If rsync chocked on that error and didn't continue there is only this one.

You should fix the ownership of your files with 'sudo chown john:john -R /home/john/Music'

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John Rose (johnaaronrose) said : 		#4

I've already fixed the ownership & permissions of my files.

To repeat myself:
Is there a standard procedure for moving files from a PC to another PC?

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Best Germar (germar) said : 		#5

With BackInTime, or in general?

With BackInTime you should install current version (1.1.4) from PPA on your new PC. This will automatically find your old config (if you connect your old snapshot drive) and you can restore all files and permissions to your new PC.

In general there are lots of ways. I'd connect them on wired network and use rsync to copy everything from one to the other.

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John Rose (johnaaronrose) said : 		#6

Thanks Germar, that solved my question.