*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1720159 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1720159
I get the exact same error. Backup is started automatically every week and is only configured from the Ubuntu control panel. This only occurred after upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10. I have an i7 processor with 16GB ram and SSD drive. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1546, in <module> with_tempdir(main) File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1540, in with_tempdir fn() File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1391, in main do_backup(action) File "/usr/bin/duplicity", line 1416, in do_backup globals.archive_dir).set_values() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 710, in set_values self.get_backup_chains(partials + backend_filename_list) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 836, in get_backup_chains add_to_sets(f) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 824, in add_to_sets if set.add_filename(filename): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 101, in add_filename self.set_manifest(filename) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 148, in set_manifest self.set_files_changed() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 128, in set_files_changed mf = self.get_manifest() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 250, in get_manifest return self.get_local_manifest() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/collections.py", line 224, in get_local_manifest return manifest.Manifest().from_string(manifest_buffer) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/manifest.py", line 215, in from_string vi = VolumeInfo().from_string(match.group(1)) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/manifest.py", line 383, in from_string linelist = s.strip().split("\n") MemoryError ** Attachment added: "Traceback from UI" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/duplicity/+bug/1722454/+attachment/5030988/+files/screendump_091.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722454 Title: Duplicity fails with MemoryError To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/duplicity/+bug/1722454/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs