2009/5/7 Maarten Bezemer <mcbrd...@robuust.nl>: > > On Thu, 7 May 2009, Jon Dye wrote: > >>> I've been using rdiff-backup for 6 months or so with no problems but >>> recently my backup is failing with the error "AssertionError: Too many >>> recent increments". >>> >>> I get this error whether I'm doing a backup or --check-destination-dir. > > Skimming over the sources, this error suggests that, while trying to remove > an increment, it found more than one. I guess that could mean it found an > increment file without the corresponding mirror_metadata tree. > If that's true, you most likely have a corrupted backup tree and continuing > to use it would not be very wise. (Meaning: you can use the current state as > a basis to start a new tree, loosing the history). > > Could you run rdiff-backup --check-destination-dir with a higher verbosity > level (say -v7) and paste the entire output, including a couple of lines > before the backtrace starts? That could point us to one specific location > and might help with 'fixing' the problem.
Output attached. Interestingly it mentions 9th March but my backup directory has: -rw------- 1 jon users 10 2009-03-09 07:26 current_mirror.2009-03-09T07:21:17Z.data -rw------- 1 jon users 10 2009-03-26 06:43 current_mirror.2009-03-26T06:38:19Z.data and increments up to 26th March. JD
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