I have the exact same issue. $ lsb_release -d Description: Ubuntu 13.10
$ dpkg-query -W deja-dup duplicity deja-dup 27.3.1-0ubuntu1 duplicity 0.6.21-0ubuntu4.1 Running XFCE. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1232873 Title: "could not back up files" dialog never shown; breaks scheduled backups To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/1232873/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs