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Re: Yet another FTP×tamp question

Hi

Works for me (just tested with SE 5.17.0.0) both with initial/Rescan and with subsequent no-scan runs - example of the latter:
...
16:40:08=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.Create.1269:FASTBACKUP [1]
...
16:40:09=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.MustDoFullBackup.2851:0
16:40:09=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.ConfigureThread.3636:Kept fast backup results
16:40:09=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.CreateFTP.3250:IsFTP
...
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:STOR SBSE____.RL8 [1]
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for SBSE____.RL8 [5]
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:9267 bytes transferred. (196 KB/s) (46 ms) [2]
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:226 Transfer complete [5]
...
16:40:15=FTPConnect2.TFTPWrapper.SetRemoteFileTime.1943:SBSE____.RL8 [04/02/2012 16:40:00]
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:MFMT 20120204164000 SBSE____.RL8 [1]
16:40:15=ProfileEngine.TRunProfile.FTPClientStatus.8599:213 Modify=20120204164000; SBSE____.RL8 [5]

Have you by any chance de-selected the 'Force the file modification date/time...' setting on the Copy/Delete> Advanced page? This is normally locked on with FTP profiles (for reasons I trust are obvious and usually desirable), but with Fast Backup in force, you do have the option to de-select it (in case the attempt to force-set the date/time causes errors on the FTP server, and you prefer instead to rely on the Fast Backup functionality to prevent re-copying)

Yet another FTP×tamp question

Hello,

I have a question about FTP, timestamps& fast backup.
I'm trying to setup backups to an FTP server which supports MFMT command. When I activate the"Fast Backup" (with or without using archive attribute), then timestamps on the server are NOT correct. Indeed, in the debug log, I don't see any MFMT commands.

However if I disabled"Fast Backup", then SyncBack SE will correctly set timestamps (MFMT commands found in log).

I'm running SyncbackSE V5.17.0.0.

Is it possible to have correct timestamps on the server while using Fast Backup ?

Best regards,
Kako78

Re: Error Message

Got it, thanks Dave. I'm going for the paid version.

Re: Throughput using FTP

No, single thread only (per profile). Multi-thread is on the ideas list, I gather, but no idea how far down, sorry. You can perhaps split the scope of your profile into several smaller profiles (ensuring no overlap), and run them in parallel, though.

Re: Throughput using FTP

I am using SFTP and I've been comparing FileZilla and SyncBackPro. With FileZilla, I can do a maximum of 10 concurrent transfers and with my 100Mbps, I can get to about 80Mbps full throughput. With SyncBackPro, I tried changing the FTP file buffer size to 8M and the Send and Receive to 4M each, but I still only get 1 transfer at a time and only about 5mbps regardless of those settings. It would make sense that I'd get a faster total throughput if SyncBackPro allowed for concurrent transfers. Is that something that can be done?

Re: Error Message

DannyP wrote:I have not found any info on this error on the forum, can anyone point me to a fix for this error?

Odd - if I go to ourHome Page, use theAdvanced Searchoption on the Home menu, and search for

"The system cannot find the path specified"

(including the quotes, so it searches for thephrase), I get 19 hits (not all related to the freeware, as the multi-search cannot specify a particular forum)

Or, simply do a search for

system path specified

right here in the forum, specify 'all terms', the freeware forum only, and you get 25 hits.

One suggestion might be overlength path by the time you add any UNC path components onto it, another might be if it includes Unicode (the freeware is not Unicode enabled). But as you haven't quoted your Source string, your Destination string or the relative path\filename quoted in the error, it's hard for anyone to speculate

Note that we do not guarantee 2BS support for the freeware, which is now out of development. Other users may of course contribute

Error Message

I have not found any info on this error on the forum, can anyone point me to a fix for this error?

Not in destination,Failed to copy source: Cannot move file (3): The system cannot find the path specified

I see the file that cannot be backed up is 240 characters which is less than the minimum for SyncBack V3 freeware.

Re: config questions

Dave Wilkins wrote:Yes, it will slow them down. Whether it is perceptible or crucial is harder to say. Sorry, I was focussing on the 'by how much' aspect.

That's what I thought, sigh.
Zipping will slow down even more regardless of compression.
Thank you, Tom

Re: Backup to ftp server (Asus router RT-N56U) fails

Hi

The error is in the MKD command. The CWD command is only tried to make sure the FTP server is not refusing to MKD because the folder exists already (but it forgot to list it, which I assure you we have seen...). I can't see anywhere in that Adobe test where the syntax for MKD is shown (despite it saying it was a Success)

Re: config questions

Yes, it will slow them down. Whether it is perceptible or crucial is harder to say. Sorry, I was focussing on the 'by how much' aspect.

Re: config questions

Thank you on the last modified...that will be a challange.

I'm surprised you can't even state in a gemeral manner whether encryption does or does not slow down backups.

Thank you, Tom

Re: config questions

Hi

1) Depends if you are using Compression too (note that you do need to 'invoke' Compression to achieve Encryption, but you can set the Compression Level to zero, which means the files just get 'wrapped' in Zips, but not compressed). This is much faster. Sorry, but we don't have statistics on either mode (too many variables, for one thing). You can try it for yourself with a subset of profiles to a test Destination, and compare/decide

2) Not entirely sure what you mean - by selection? Or by the LastModified stamp of the files? (We don't ever base decisions on attributes of folders, and we always/only use LastModified for files.)

If you mean the latter, you can optionally

Ignore files that [have/have not] been modified [since/within the last] [[X] interval] / [date/time]

The setting is on

Modify> Expert> Compare Options> Date/Time

It is important if you use this with the 'rolling' option ('within the last') to check the contextual Help (press F1) on the Date/Time page and familiarize yourself with the rounding/fraction-drop that takes place. For example, 'within the last 24 hours' will include files modified up to 24:59:59 ago (it will ignore file modified 25 hrs ago and older). And so on. There are special considerations for intervals of varying lengths, e.g. months.

Re: Backup to ftp server (Asus router RT-N56U) fails

I've run ftp server compatibility checker from Adobehttp://kb2.adobe.com/cps/190/tn_19012.htmland it claims that Asus n56U ftp is correct. In the log they use absolute paths also see the log

Date: 2/1/2012
LocalTime: 14:52
Host: xxxx
Port: 21
LoginID: xxx
FTP Path: /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/
Passive Enabled: true
ProxyHost: N\A
Contribute Alternate Rename: no
Contribute Optimized: yes
======================== Test Results ==========================

NOTE: For more information on FTP server compatibility issues, please see:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/contribute/ts/documents/ftp_info.htm

Login: SUCCESS!

Changing Directory To : /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/
SUCCESS!

Directory Listing Test: SUCCESS!

Make Directory Test: SUCCESS!

Change Directory Test: SUCCESS!

Upload a File Test: SUCCESS!

Fallback Test for Optimization: SUCCESS!

Server State Test: SUCCESS!

File/Directory NameExists Test: SUCCESS!

File/Directory NOT Exists Test: SUCCESS!

TimeStamp Test: SUCCESS!

Rename Test: SUCCESS!

Move File To Sub Dir Test: SUCCESS!

Move File To Parent Dir Test: SUCCESS!

Change Permission test: Error.
If your FTP server runs on windows operating system, you may ignore this error.
If your FTP server runs on UNIX based operating system, please check file/directory
permissions.
If you are using an anonymous or guest account, you might not have privileges to
change permissions. Please check with your server administrator.

-------------------------------- FTP log from the last operation -------------------------------
> CWD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/mm_diagnose
< 250 Directory successfully changed.
> SITE CHMOD 755 rename_test3_parent_.mm
< 550 SITE CHMOD command failed.
> CWD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/mm_diagnose/rename_test3_parent_.mm
< 550 Failed to change directory.
> CWD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/mm_diagnose
< 250 Directory successfully changed.
> RNFR rename_test3_parent_.mm
< 350 Ready for RNTO.
> ABOR
< 225 No transfer to ABOR.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cleaning Test File: SUCCESS!

Cleaning Test Directory: SUCCESS!

Cleaning Test Directory: SUCCESS!

Re: Backup to ftp server (Asus router RT-N56U) fails

habanr wrote:Previous version of Asus router with ftp (Asus WL-500W) worked with SyncBack also correctly

Have you asked Asus why this one doesn't?

It's almost certainly because in the main backup code we use the full path (relative to root) in the MKD command, and some other clients do not (they use a path relative to the folder they are in already - effectively, no 'path' at all, just the folder name). I'm not familiar with TotalCommander, but FileZilla certainly does. The point is that the server should be able to cope with either syntax, and seems this one cannot. There's no way to change it, sorry.

config questions

1) How much does encryption slow down SyncBack Pro?? Looking at a few hundred GB of files to do, thousands of little files. Does encryption require more CPU??

2) How to specify which previous days' folders/files one wants to backup??

Thank you, Tom

Re: Network Traffic and Processing Time

'Just the modified' (more precisely, just the files it finds are different: if your Destination is not storing them properly - for example, a buggy NAS - that may be all of them, every run, but that is not our fault - it is a function of the storage of the copies with the wrong attributes)

This is default - there is actually no setting to force it to 'copy all again' (unless you delete all the Destination files, obviously)

Bear in mind you could have tested this yourself with two dummy folders and two dummy files (run profile to copy both, edit/save one file but not the other, then run again: only the edited one should re-copy)

Backup to ftp server (Asus router RT-N56U) fails

I have the complete new Asus router RT-N56U firmware 1.0.1.7f with correctly configured ftp server. I use SyncBack Pro 6.0.3.3. The problem is that a synchronisation task can't create a directory on the ftp server. Log contains

Failed to copy from Source : Cannot create FTP directory (/AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/SmugTools/): Expected another server reply(15) : 550 Failed to change directory.

L:RNFR SBSE____.CD1
R:350 Ready for RNTO.
L:RNTO PicasaPeople.bas
R:250 Rename successful.
L:MKD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/SmugTools
R:550 Create directory operation failed.
L:CWD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/SmugTools
R:550 Failed to change directory.

Test FTP settings returns:

2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: Resolving host name"xxxxx"
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: Connecting to xxxxx Port: 21
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: Connected to xxx
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 220 Welcome to ASUS RT-N56U FTP service.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: USER xxxx
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 331 Please specify the password.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: PASS (hidden)
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 230 Login successful.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: SYST
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 215 UNIX Type: L8
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: Detected Server Type: UNIX
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: RTT: 19.182 ms
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: FEAT
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 211-Features:
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: EPRT
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: EPSV
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: MDTM
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: PASV
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: ICNV
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: REST STREAM
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: SIZE
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: TVFS
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 211 End
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: PWD
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 257"/"
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: SITE ZONE
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 500 Unknown SITE command.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: CWD /AiDisk_a1/backup/Test/
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 250 Directory successfully changed.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: PWD
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 257"/AiDisk_a1/backup/Test"
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: TYPE I
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 200 Switching to Binary mode.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: PASV
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 227 Entering Passive Mode (95,82,166,198,126,220)
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: Opening data connection to 95.82.166.198 Port: 32476
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: STOR SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 150 Ok to send data.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 4 bytes transferred. (121 bytes/s) (33 ms)
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: 226 File receive OK.
2/1/2012 1:39:51 PM: MDTM 20120201113951 SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 550 Could not set file modification time.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: SITE UTIME 20120201113951 SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 500 Unknown SITE command.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: SITE UTIME 201202011139 SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 500 Unknown SITE command.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: RNFR SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 350 Ready for RNTO.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: RNTO SBSE____.TMQ
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 250 Rename successful.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: DELE SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 550 Delete operation failed.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: SIZE SBSE____.EHV
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 550 Could not get file size.
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: DELE SBSE____.TMQ
2/1/2012 1:39:52 PM: 250 Delete operation successful.

Features supported by FTP server:

MODE Z: No
MDTM: Yes
MFMT: No
MLST: No
SIZE: Yes
REST: Yes
XCRC: No

Passive connection: Yes
Can set file last modification date and time: No
Supports safe copies: Yes
Supports file hashing: No

What is strange, SyncBack is able to create folders during a synchronization profile modification without any problem: Option Simple-> Choose Directory (on ftp server) -> Create Directory (Ctrl+M). Total Commander ftp client also works correctly with this ftp server. Previous version of Asus router with ftp (Asus WL-500W) worked with SyncBack also correctly.

Could anybody help me with this problem. Thank you

Re: restore empty folders

Hi

Which exact version are you using?

I cannot replicate that with the current V6 (6.0.12.0) - using a Mirror Right as created by the wizard, and test folders\files thus

X:\SourceRoot\ThisIsEmpty\
X:\SourceRoot\ThisIsPopulated\
X:\SourceRoot\ThisIsPopulated\populate.txt

and copying all the 'This...' objects to X:\DestRoot\, if I then

a) run the Restore and point it to an empty dummy folder, it Restores all of them (including the empty one). The \ThisIsEmpty\ folder is not shown as Skip, but as Copy to Source

b) run a Restore against the original X:\SourceRoot\ - in which case, the profile runs& immediately closes with Restore Successful, because they all exist there already anyway

My tests all involved clicking No to any of the optional functions during the Restore wizard.

Bear in mind the Automatic settings (for V6) in Decisions-Files> Folders are (for empty folders, or folders that nothing is copied from), as per the Help

Automatic

The decision SyncBackSE makes for the Automatic option depends upon the type of profile:

[omitted for brevity]

· Restore (copying files from destination/right to source/left): Folders only in the destination/right will be created in the source/left. Folders only in the source/left are deleted (if empty).

Any backup or mirror profile is treated the same when run in Restore mode. Restore obviously does not apply to Sync profiles anyway (thus, the Restore option is ghosted on any menu for a Sync profile)

You can change the Decisions- Files> Folders settings before a Restore, and change them back again afterwards, obviously, but remember that Source& Dest are reversed in a Restore...

restore empty folders

I have a Mirror Right profile, and the mirroring works great, it backed up the empty folders.

But when I did a restore, it skipped all the empty folders. I was able to manually change Skip to copy to the left side, but that doesn't seem ideal, since sometimes files are supposed to be skipped (due to file filter).

Any suggestions on how to have it restore empty folders? I do see some options under Expert> Decisions - Files> Folders, but would changing that mess up my Mirror Right options?

My profile description says:
If an empty directory is only on Source then the decision is automated.
If an empty directory is only on Destination then the decision is automated.

Network Traffic and Processing Time

When Syncback does a backup only from the computer to the network, does it copy every file or just the files modified since the last backup? Wondering if there is way to only backup the files on the computer that where modified since the last backup. This way it cuts down on processing time and network bandwidth.

Thanks