Sorry for ignoring this for so long! I've got a patch in master for this and a few related symlink-restore issues. Fix should be in the 38.3 release.
https://git.launchpad.net/deja- dup/commit/?id=569ec2b552122025c4636f95fd956df965f70c9b ** Changed in: deja-dup Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217959 Title: 'metadata' file not found when creating backup ("Could not restore ‘/home/user /.cache/deja-dup/metadata’: File not found in backup" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/1217959/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs