Quote:You can install version 1.6.0 from the releases page though. This contains the Dropbox code embedded with the addon code. In order to be accepted to the Kodi repo I had to strip this out into it's own addon so until the Dropbox lib is in the Matrix repo I can't push and updated version for general use. Hope this helps.

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2019-12-22 17:43:16.524 T:26187   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--

                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!

                                            Error Type: <class 'KeyError'>

                                            Error Contents: 'directories'

                                            Traceback (most recent call last):

                                              File "/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/script.xbmcbackup/default.py", line 92, in <module>

                                                backup.restore()

                                              File "/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons/script.xbmcbackup/resources/lib/backup.py", line 282, in restore

                                                restoreSets = [n['name'] for n in valFile['directories']]

                                            KeyError: 'directories'

                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

•    Settings/Player/Video - Adjust display refresh rate 
  
•    Settings/Player/Language - the whole "Subtitles" and "Download services" sections
  
•    Settings/System/Audio
  • Number of channels
    
  • "GUI Sounds" section
    
  • "Audio Passthrough" section
    
• Settings/Interface/Skin/Configure Skin/Main menu items selection
  
• Settings/Services/Weather 
  

(2019-12-23, 16:33)robweber Wrote: @gilsonsjc

What version of Kodi and what version of the Backup addon are you using. I believe it was in Krypton but at some point the format of the Guisettings.xml file changed from using tags like this:

Code:

<setting>value</setting>
To This
<setting id="key">value</setting>

Because of this guisettings are not restored properly (like the ones you mention) in some versions of the addon. This was fixed in Version 1.5.1. Unfortunately I can't update this in the current repo for kind of an odd timing reason. The most current version of the Backup addon exists in the Jarvis repo, so it is available in Krypton and Leia (backwards compatibility). The Kodi team is no longer accepting "new" submission to the Krypton addon branch. I can't just push a fix for Krypton+ specifically because I can only update the Jarvis branch, which would break this functionality in that version where the guisettings file was using the old syntax.

(2019-12-23, 21:28)gilsonsjc Wrote:

(2019-12-23, 16:33)robweber Wrote: @gilsonsjc

What version of Kodi and what version of the Backup addon are you using. I believe it was in Krypton but at some point the format of the Guisettings.xml file changed from using tags like this:

Code:

<setting>value</setting>
To This
<setting id="key">value</setting>

Because of this guisettings are not restored properly (like the ones you mention) in some versions of the addon. This was fixed in Version 1.5.1. Unfortunately I can't update this in the current repo for kind of an odd timing reason. The most current version of the Backup addon exists in the Jarvis repo, so it is available in Krypton and Leia (backwards compatibility). The Kodi team is no longer accepting "new" submission to the Krypton addon branch. I can't just push a fix for Krypton+ specifically because I can only update the Jarvis branch, which would break this functionality in that version where the guisettings file was using the old syntax.

I am using Kodi version 18.5 and backup add-on 1.1.3. How can I install the 1.5.1 so that I can test? Thanks. 

1. Downloaded the version 1.5.1 zip file from Github and installed it in Kodi 18.5 (latest oficial version)
   
2. Ticket every settings again - I left unchecked only the options Thumbnails/Fun Arts and Game Saves
   
3. Ran the backup and save it on a NFS share on my network
   
4. Force Kodi stop, cleaned cache, deleted data, uninstalled and installed Kodi 18.5 from Google Play again
   
5. Installed the backup 1.5.1 from the zip file in Kodi
   
6. Set up the backup add-on with the NFS path where my backup was
   
7. Ran restore
   
8. Restart Kodi
   

• My settings came back on Standard level instead of Expert
  
• Settings/Interface/Skin/Configure Skin/Main menu items selections were not ok
  
• Settings/Player/Language/Download services/Languages to download subtitles for - it showed only one out of the three languages I had there before
  
• On video playing: Settings/Video Settings/View Mode - I had it set to "Strech 16:9" as default for all videos but it came back as "Normal"
  

(2019-12-30, 01:39)themusj Wrote: Hours later . . . I could not get SMB to work, nor any of the other options, including the USB stick I spend an hour on before Kodi recognized it and my TV. But even though Kodi Backup would see it, it wouldn't write anything to it. And SMB, I tried for hours today to get it to see my Mycloud device with a shared folder. Now on my Windows PC, I could get there, but not on my Android devices.

I finally had to save the backup directly to the limited storage space on my TV. I understand a new version is  coming out, but it requires Python 3, which I understand will not work with Kodi 18.

Am I the only one who has had a mountain to climb with this add-on. It is greatly of value, but getting the place to store the backup and then see it to restore it has been quite a challenge.

(2019-12-30, 01:46)themusj Wrote:

(2019-12-30, 01:39)themusj Wrote: Hours later . . . I could not get SMB to work, nor any of the other options, including the USB stick I spend an hour on before Kodi recognized it and my TV. But even though Kodi Backup would see it, it wouldn't write anything to it. And SMB, I tried for hours today to get it to see my Mycloud device with a shared folder. Now on my Windows PC, I could get there, but not on my Android devices.

I finally had to save the backup directly to the limited storage space on my TV. I understand a new version is  coming out, but it requires Python 3, which I understand will not work with Kodi 18.

Am I the only one who has had a mountain to climb with this add-on. It is greatly of value, but getting the place to store the backup and then see it to restore it has been quite a challenge.

Indeed, just found out my TV is out of disk space making it another challenge to get that backup in a location accessible to the restore feature. 

(2019-12-30, 04:11)themusj Wrote:

(2019-12-30, 01:46)themusj Wrote:

(2019-12-30, 01:39)themusj Wrote: Hours later . . . I could not get SMB to work, nor any of the other options, including the USB stick I spend an hour on before Kodi recognized it and my TV. But even though Kodi Backup would see it, it wouldn't write anything to it. And SMB, I tried for hours today to get it to see my Mycloud device with a shared folder. Now on my Windows PC, I could get there, but not on my Android devices.

I finally had to save the backup directly to the limited storage space on my TV. I understand a new version is  coming out, but it requires Python 3, which I understand will not work with Kodi 18.

Am I the only one who has had a mountain to climb with this add-on. It is greatly of value, but getting the place to store the backup and then see it to restore it has been quite a challenge.

Indeed, just found out my TV is out of disk space making it another challenge to get that backup in a location accessible to the restore feature.  

Fun gets funner. My Kodi I backed up on my TV crashed and I did a restore with my backup. But too my surprise the many of my settings are gone despite checking everything  but profile. My main menu is very different like factory settings and my video locations are not correct. Where did I go wrong? 

(2019-12-30, 11:22)DarrenHill Wrote: @themusj - I've merged your issue thread into the main one for the backup addon.

Just to keep things tidy and so that your problem gets the attention of the correct people.

(2019-12-30, 15:38)themusj Wrote:

(2019-12-30, 11:22)DarrenHill Wrote: @themusj - I've merged your issue thread into the main one for the backup addon.

Just to keep things tidy and so that your problem gets the attention of the correct people.

Thank you. 

I am really hurting now. After all of the above where the backup failed me, I have removed and re-installed Kodi several times. But none of my Zip files will install due to dependencies errors. And this is a clean install. I didn't have this problem before. I have unknown sources enabled. First time in my life, a backup system caused more headache than doing nothing. :-( I at ground zero. 

Quote:There were still some settings that were not properly backed up (or restored). They are:
My settings came back on Standard level instead of Expert
Settings/Interface/Skin/Configure Skin/Main menu items selections were not ok
Settings/Player/Language/Download services/Languages to download subtitles for - it showed only one out of the three languages I had there before
On video playing: Settings/Video Settings/View Mode - I had it set to "Strech 16:9" as default for all videos but it came back as "Normal"
Would you please check? And is there any way I can install the latest back up add-on version without having to download zip files (like adding another repo)? Thank you!

Quote:Also, when I went to restore, I instinctively selected to restore every option listed.  However, I don't use profiles, so that folder was never created in the backup and the restore threw up an error about the missing profiles, then failed to actually restore.  I'm wondering if you think it might make sense to handle this a bit differently.  Two alternatives come to mind.  Alternative #1: Notify the user about the missing profiles (as it currently does), but ask if they want to restore anyway, which is what I would have done.  Alternative #2: Since we first have to select the backup file to restore, what about some code to check what was actually backed up and only present those options to the user?  Maybe it could even gray them out with a "(none found)" after the option?  I have no clue what's possible from a Kodi standpoint, so these may not be at all feasible.  Just some thoughts.