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I've seen this issue with Dropbox a few times now. Their official documentation says it will take files up to 150MB, but for whatever reason it seems like their python module stalls out on files far less than that size. In practice I've done files as large as 40MB but anything larger seems to hang up. It is definitely a problem with their API as the call to "dropboxclient.put_file(destination_name,file_handle,overwrite(true/false))". After this dropbox takes care of all the transferring and if it stalls out the issue is either a) on them or b) something went wrong on the internet tubes and dropped it. Either way there isn't a lot I can do, sorry.
I've toyed with the idea of excluding the packages directory from the backup list, as this really isn't necessary. If you're backing up all the addons, do you really need their original files? Doing this might solve your problem.
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Just wondering if someone can clarify the backup addon for me.
Are there difference in the backups from Frodo and Eden?...are they interchangeable or a least upgradable from Eden to Frodo?
Are backups created on one platform ok to use on another. Mac to PC to Crystalbuntu to Raspbmc, etc, etc.
Here is why I ask...
My setups...
I currently have running Eden: ATV2, (2x) ATV1, MacBook, 2 PCs
I currently have running Frodo: (2x) Raspberry Pi, Pivos, Macbook.
What works:
I backup up the ATV2 running Eden and restored to Pivos running Frodo...works.
I restored to ATV 1 (Cystalbuntu) using one either the ATV2 (Eden) or Pivos (Frodo) backup...not sure which one I actually used and its works.
Whats failing:
Tried restore my second ATV1 with backups from all 3 working system...all failed.
Reloaded the ATV fresh...all 3 attempts to restore still failed.
It takes no time to restore, doesn't appear to do it, and no errors.
What should I look out for..
...and more importantly, what works with what?
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Thanks for the info.
The failure is...that nothing has changed (even after reboot) and it seems to restore in like 3 secs flat, where as the backup took minutes to create and restore previously.
I will recreate my setup on the second ATV 1 again and send it to the first ATV 1 after I wipe it. (trying in reverse sequence and direct ATV-to-ATV).
What about compatibility across different hardware platforms if they are running same XBMC version (Eden to Eden ...or Frodo to Frodo)?
Any problems?
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2013-03-18, 21:37
(This post was last modified: 2013-03-18, 21:38 by robweber.)
There shouldn't be any hardware specific issues. The files that are being moved around are all files that any type of xbmc platform should be able to read. Just make sure you are setting the backup locations and restore point features correctly. I know in the Eden version of this software the setup was quite different and often confusing for doing the restore process.
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I am really confused. I spent ages a few days ago trying to find a common share that would be recognised by all of my XBMC clients. I finally found a place on my NAS. Now, I need to restore the backup as my SD card went south. I have re-started XBMC and have successfully set the backup folder. I can see the previous backups. However, no I am trying to restore and all I get is a window with the heading "XBMC Backup -- Backup Folder Name". I have connected to the NAS folder with SMB and NFS but get the same result. Any guidance gratefully received!
Thanks
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Glad you got it to work for you. There should be a progress bar on backups as well as restores. Depending on the size of your database, fanart, number of addons, etc it could move rather slow. Even the initial "file gathering" process could take a while if there are a lot of folders and files to index. I've also noticed that if you have a lot of skins the backups and restores can take some time, even on a fast network connection, as the skin texture files could be quite large.
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Sorry if this is a duplicate but I can't see my response!
I am using Confluence and the Openelec image is r13551.
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2013-04-10, 03:03
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OK, so I'm a total noob and I have read through 33 pages of messages on this thread and still don't know how to start 'Backup' manually.
I'm using v.03.7 on XMBC 12.1 running under Win7U. Skin is Confluence.
Every thing I have tried just brings up the info screen or config screen. So, how can I start a MANUAL backup?
Thanks.