Questions tagged [backups]
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Local tlog backup and Azure full
I am attempting to create a maintenance plan for a local transaction log backup.
The location of the full backup is listed as an Azure address ({C58FA3E7-ABB7-........}) so the maintenance plan thinks there is no full backup.
Is it possible to…

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delete gitlab backups file
I am using docker to deploy my gitlab service, but gitlab does not delete the backups file, causing the file too big.
sudo docker run --detach \
--hostname gitlab.deja.fashion \
--publish 443:443 --publish 80:80 --publish 2222:22 \
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How to restore millions of file's some time old version within a directory in S3 bucket?
We are taking a backup of our tool's home directories and configuration within same S3 bucket separating by directory names. We have versioning enabled on S3 bucket. With the fear of loosing important files in S3 backup as well, if something goes…

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SQL Server 2014 Backup Performance and NTEXT columns
I run a database that has a tables with several NTEXT columns that contain short lived data. We would normally only keep a few weeks of data in those tables but in an effort to reduce disk usage this was reduced down to only 72 hours.
While I…

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Azure Service Fabric backups (non-persistent data)
I have 3 applications deployed to Azure Service Fabric via ARM template. The only items that have been identified as needing to be backed up are some resources. They include a central blob storage, about 5 SQL databases, and the key vault. The…

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Automating Backups using Event scheduler not working
The below event is giving me a empty file with no backup data.
DELIMITER $$
CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`localhost` EVENT `Backup`
ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 minute
STARTS '2017-12-11 18:09:00' ON COMPLETION PRESERVE ENABLE
DO
BEGIN
SET @sql_text =…

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SQL Server DIFF backup prompts for files to be overwritten
I am using SQL Server Express and I have a stored procedure for taking backups which I took from Microsoft: How to schedule and automate backups of SQL Server
Then I use Windows Task Scheduler for taking the backups.
I have a task running on 2 AM…

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Accessing a clone of SVN server data
I have a backup, a mirror of an SVN server data area, containing a number of repositories. The server has been kaputt for several years, it was a CollabNet SVN Edge installation. In the distant past, I occasionally had to recover the repositories…

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BASH: show find all files but not last 2 newest
I have a list of files one time list can contain:
1489247450-filename1
1489248450-filename2
1489249450-filename3
1489249550-filename4
and another time:
1489249450-filename3
1489249550-filename4
and another…

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rsync, ignore root synchronised directory hidden files
I'm trying to make snapshot backups of my user using rsync, the base user folder has a ton of hidden files and configurations that I'm not interested in backing up, however I am interested in the hidden folders inside of it's subdirectories.
Here is…

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How to determine when an upstream git repository has been modified - for creating backups
How to determine if changes have been commited since the previous git bundle was created without creating a working repository, looping thru every branch and recording every head revision?
One of the short falls I'm finding with GIT is proper backup…

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Batch file to archive a directory and delete older 7z archive
I've been using the following batch file to backup a certain directory on a Windows Server machine for a long time. The batch file is run by a Windows Scheduled Task every day at a certain time and it zips a specific folder to a backup location…

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Do iTunes backups store file modification times?
I have an iPhone. With a USB connection, I can use tools such as Macroplant iExplorer or Apple's Image Capture to transfer files from the iPhone to my computer. When I transfer files over USB, the file modification times are preserved.
crisp:test2…

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Zipping and moving SQL backups - Powershell
I am having issues getting a script of mine to work and need some asstiance.
The goal of the script is to take SQL backups, ZIP them using 7zip, them move them to a NAS. After the move, the original backup is deleted, but not before confirming the…

Zack Miller
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SQL Job Failing When Not Ran in 32bit Mode
I've created a maintenance plan to backup the local databases. If I execute the maintenance plan, it successfully completes and backs up to the specified folder.
When I try to schedule it through the SQL Agent job, it will fail unless the "Use 32…

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