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## [Telegram backend will be removed from next canary](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/telegram-backend-will-be-removed-from-next-canary/11797)

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**Author:** [@warwickmm](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/warwickmm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/telegram-backend-will-be-removed-from-next-canary/11797 "2021-02-21T19:30:37Z")

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The Telegram backend introduced in version 2.0.5.112 is too erratic and will likely be removed in the next canary release. We will need to find more reliable libraries for communicating with the Telegram API before maki…

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## [Welcome to the Duplicati forum](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/welcome-to-the-duplicati-forum/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/welcome-to-the-duplicati-forum/8 "2017-08-02T08:42:18Z")

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Welcome to the Duplicati forum! Here you can discuss, comment, document and engage with fellow Duplicati users.

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## [Duplicati-monitoring.com - central monitoring of multiple Duplicati instances + nice email reports](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-monitoring-com-central-monitoring-of-multiple-duplicati-instances-nice-email-reports/4988)

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**Author:** [@crazy4chrissi](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/crazy4chrissi)\
**Replies:** 162\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-monitoring-com-central-monitoring-of-multiple-duplicati-instances-nice-email-reports/4988 "2026-09-25T16:04:16Z")

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One main missing feature of Duplicati is the possibility to monitor multiple Duplicati instances in a central place. Moreover, Duplicati can only send one email after each backup run, but cannot send summarized backup in…

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## [Any way to auto-update on Ubuntu?](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/any-way-to-auto-update-on-ubuntu/22721)

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**Author:** [@fph](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/fph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/any-way-to-auto-update-on-ubuntu/22721 "2026-09-23T14:36:28Z")

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I’m on Ubuntu, and I’d like to have a setup where Duplicati gets updated automatically to a new version when new stable release comes out, so that I do not need to download the .deb and install it by hand. As far as I un…

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## [Slow download speed Windows Duplicati](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/slow-download-speed-windows-duplicati/17080)

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**Author:** [@Andrey\_SFTDI](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Andrey_SFTDI)\
**Replies:** 58\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/slow-download-speed-windows-duplicati/17080 "2026-09-21T10:31:30Z")

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Good day, please advise what could be the issue. Every week, or even more frequently, there is a situation where the backup loading speed becomes 76 kilobytes. All the data is stored on a share. I have checked the speed …

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## [Need recovery advice after 2.3.0.0 issue: recreate found 36 broken filelists, purge dry-run fails](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/need-recovery-advice-after-2-3-0-0-issue-recreate-found-36-broken-filelists-purge-dry-run-fails/22492)

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**Author:** [@adamlove](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/adamlove)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/need-recovery-advice-after-2-3-0-0-issue-recreate-found-36-broken-filelists-purge-dry-run-fails/22492 "2026-09-15T10:25:59Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been without a functional backup since April, dealing with a cascading failure on a ~2TB backup set that started after a recent update. I know from my recovery post last year that the default advice f…

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## [Duplicati 2.3.0.4 on Fedora 43 high SWAP usage](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-2-3-0-4-on-fedora-43-high-swap-usage/22646)

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**Author:** [@Louis\_van\_Dyk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Louis_van_Dyk)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-2-3-0-4-on-fedora-43-high-swap-usage/22646 "2026-09-15T08:57:51Z")

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Hi Duplicati with - 2.3.0.4 - 2.3.0.4\_stable\_2026-07-09 When I output the below I notice high swap usage: swap: 5.2G, swap peak: 5.7G \[root@fedora ~\]# systemctl status duplicati.service ● duplicati.service - Duplica…

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## [Sudden repeated "Server crashed on startup"](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sudden-repeated-server-crashed-on-startup/22559)

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**Author:** [@chrism](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/chrism)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sudden-repeated-server-crashed-on-startup/22559 "2026-09-12T22:51:21Z")

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Longtime Duplicati user. On a Windows 10 machine, 2.3.0.1\_stable\_2026-04-24 was running for months with no apparent issues. Then I noticed tray icon was missing. Tried restarting Duplicati -\>didn’t work. Tried rebooting …

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## [Upgrading 2.3.0.3 to 2.3.0.4 causes key missing exception](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrading-2-3-0-3-to-2-3-0-4-causes-key-missing-exception/22567)

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**Author:** [@unosd](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/unosd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/upgrading-2-3-0-3-to-2-3-0-4-causes-key-missing-exception/22567 "2026-09-10T07:07:17Z")

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hi all, I have just upgraded and Duplicati fails to start (SettingsEncryptionKeyMissingException). I can’t honestly remember if/how I specified the key before somewhere, but nonetheless before the upgrade it was finding…

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## [Sudden activation of Duplicati-server.sqlite encryption](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sudden-activation-of-duplicati-server-sqlite-encryption/22618)

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**Author:** [@lukid](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/lukid)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/sudden-activation-of-duplicati-server-sqlite-encryption/22618 "2026-09-04T16:51:06Z")

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Hi, I’m using Duplicati for years. I installed this software on Windows 10 (22H2) and it works quite well. I’m starting it as a Scheduled Task: Trigger: at user logon Action: C:\\Program Files\\Duplicati 2\\Duplicati.GUI…

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## [Recursive loop with files having broken metadata](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/recursive-loop-with-files-having-broken-metadata/22561)

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**Author:** [@Taomyn](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Taomyn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/recursive-loop-with-files-having-broken-metadata/22561 "2026-09-02T19:23:27Z")

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FYI As I wanted to see if my broken backup was any better I bypassed the check with the service parameter and it started. However the problem persists with the delete+create database command: "Messages": \[ "2026-07-…

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## [Goolge drive as remote source does not work in 2.3.0.3 & 2.3.0.4](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/goolge-drive-as-remote-source-does-not-work-in-2-3-0-3-2-3-0-4/22647)

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**Author:** [@h\_p](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/h_p)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/goolge-drive-as-remote-source-does-not-work-in-2-3-0-3-2-3-0-4/22647 "2026-08-31T19:23:02Z")

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Just tested remote source with version 2.3.0.4. OneDrive worked fine ! Google Drive didn’t backup anything. Any idea what’s wrong. Does anyone already do this succesfully ? Please help.

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## [Returning error "Hash mismatch on file"](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/returning-error-hash-mismatch-on-file/22628)

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**Author:** [@lukid](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/lukid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/returning-error-hash-mismatch-on-file/22628 "2026-08-24T14:44:20Z")

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Hi, after a major backup failure after which I recreate job db (the whole story described in Sudden activation of Duplicati-server.sqlite encryption ) I have problem with returning “Hash mismatch on file” error. Each ti…

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## [Network path incorrect via GUI](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/network-path-incorrect-via-gui/22621)

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**Author:** [@Armenolos](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Armenolos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/network-path-incorrect-via-gui/22621 "2026-08-20T13:12:01Z")

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Hello everyone. I use Duplicati running as a service and start the backup via an export. With the newer versions, I’ve run into a problem where the network path is modified during configuration, causing it to stop work…

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## [Slow or stuck in SQLite at "Waiting for upload to finish"](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/slow-or-stuck-in-sqlite-at-waiting-for-upload-to-finish/22597)

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**Author:** [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/slow-or-stuck-in-sqlite-at-waiting-for-upload-to-finish/22597 "2026-08-15T12:30:10Z")

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It’s not really uploading yet, but busy (one core out of four) in SQLite preparing. Normal backup needs about 3 seconds to get through about 6674 files like this: 2026-08-02 09:02:06 -04 - \[Profiling-Timer.Begin-Duplic…

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## [Preload settings path is not rooted, ignoring: var/lib/Duplicati/preload.json](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/preload-settings-path-is-not-rooted-ignoring-var-lib-duplicati-preload-json/22605)

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**Author:** [@Toggenation](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Toggenation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/preload-settings-path-is-not-rooted-ignoring-var-lib-duplicati-preload-json/22605 "2026-08-11T07:17:44Z")

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New installation of duplicati-2.3.0.4\_stable\_2026-07-09-linux-x64-gui.deb on Ubuntu 26.04 Ignores /var/lib/Duplicati/preload.json despite having what I think are correct perms (owned by root and 600 perms) Added DUPLIC…

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## [How to decrypt my backup properly](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-decrypt-my-backup-properly/22565)

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**Author:** [@PW\_Zarechniy](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/PW_Zarechniy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-decrypt-my-backup-properly/22565 "2026-08-07T15:51:32Z")

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Hi there, I’m using Duplicati for backups on my NAS. And I’d like to clarify 2 things. How can I decrypt my backup if something will go wrong? These articles are good https://forum.duplicati.com/t/restore-not-possibl…

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## [Logon after migrating to new computer](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/logon-after-migrating-to-new-computer/22556)

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**Author:** [@rdk45](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/rdk45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/logon-after-migrating-to-new-computer/22556 "2026-07-17T21:35:58Z")

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I just finished migrating Duplicati (https://docs.duplicati.com/configuration-and-management/migrating-duplicati-to-a-new-machin) from a older Raspberry Pi4 setup (circa 2022) to a new Pi4 setup running Trixie. My migra…

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## [Can no longer log in to web interface - 2.2.0.3](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/can-no-longer-log-in-to-web-interface-2-2-0-3/22534)

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**Author:** [@rkobriger](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/rkobriger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/can-no-longer-log-in-to-web-interface-2-2-0-3/22534 "2026-07-10T21:29:07Z")

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Hi, I have been running backups successfully for several years. Last October, I set up a new PC, and I’ve been running backups since then. However, it seems that on or around June 26, the backups stopped, and when I at…

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## [Prerequisites for Enabling Remote File Locking in Duplicati with Azure Destination](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/prerequisites-for-enabling-remote-file-locking-in-duplicati-with-azure-destination/22490)

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**Author:** [@tobias.graf](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/tobias.graf)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/prerequisites-for-enabling-remote-file-locking-in-duplicati-with-azure-destination/22490 "2026-07-09T08:39:46Z")

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Hi. I use Dupcliati (and love it!) to store backups in Azure storage accounts (blob containers). I would like to make use of the remote file locking feature/support which was recently added to Duplicati - especially to p…

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## [Can't get to www.duplicati.com/download](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/cant-get-to-www-duplicati-com-download/22500)

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**Author:** [@rdk45](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/rdk45)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/cant-get-to-www-duplicati-com-download/22500 "2026-06-19T10:18:03Z")

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Folks… I can seem to get to the download site. Firefox and Edge both say the site is not available or I’ve been refused. When I go to his link ( https://www.duplicati.com/download ) with Firefox I get “Unable to connect”…

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## [Docker (WSL2) docker\_data.vhdx Growing Rapidly During Duplicati Backups](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/docker-wsl2-docker-data-vhdx-growing-rapidly-during-duplicati-backups/22308)

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**Author:** [@lochness\_opensource](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/lochness_opensource)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/docker-wsl2-docker-data-vhdx-growing-rapidly-during-duplicati-backups/22308 "2026-06-13T20:37:38Z")

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Hello, I recently started using the Docker container for Duplicati. I’m currently running it on a Windows machine with Docker Desktop, which uses WSL2 under the hood. While experimenting with Duplicati, I noticed that …

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## [Inconsistency detected and repair not fixing it](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/inconsistency-detected-and-repair-not-fixing-it/22494)

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**Author:** [@Taomyn](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Taomyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/inconsistency-detected-and-repair-not-fixing-it/22494 "2026-05-27T16:47:57Z")

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I’ve got the following happening again on one of my Windows server backups, source are C: drive files/folders, destination is a local disk used only for backups: 2026-05-27 18:38:13 +02 - \[Error-Duplicati.Library.Main.O…

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## [Duplicati looks to not correctly close filehandles](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-looks-to-not-correctly-close-filehandles/22493)

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**Author:** [@Taomyn](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Taomyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/duplicati-looks-to-not-correctly-close-filehandles/22493 "2026-06-09T17:08:15Z")

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Putting this here as I haven’t updated to .104 yet, but while diagnosing another Duplicati issue I noticed this on a Linux backup, which started at 0:00 and it’s currently 19:00 so 19hrs The above is the open file li…

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## [Changing the settings on a backup under 2.3.0.1](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/changing-the-settings-on-a-backup-under-2-3-0-1/22491)

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**Author:** [@BoahEy](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/BoahEy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/changing-the-settings-on-a-backup-under-2-3-0-1/22491 "2026-06-12T12:53:37Z")

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I recently updated to 2.3.0.1 - 2.3.0.1\_stable\_2026-04-24. The new dashboard looks nice 'n all, but now I cannot sem to find a way to alter the settings of a backup. I’d like to change the starting time on one to a few h…

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## [Database Restore Takes Over 5 Days/Looking for Alternatives](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/database-restore-takes-over-5-days-looking-for-alternatives/20457)

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**Author:** [@adamlove](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/adamlove)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/database-restore-takes-over-5-days-looking-for-alternatives/20457 "2026-06-10T09:41:03Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having a serious issue with restoring my Duplicati database. I’ve been trying, in vain, to restore the database since mid-February, which is also when my last backup was. The restore process is taking w…

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## ["Completing previous backup" following update to latest (2.3.0.1)](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/completing-previous-backup-following-update-to-latest-2-3-0-1/22345)

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**Author:** [@sgeklor](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/sgeklor)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/completing-previous-backup-following-update-to-latest-2-3-0-1/22345 "2026-05-26T17:03:48Z")

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I have been a long time Duplicati user, and have four backup jobs directing backups to various destinations (two local HDDs and two remote over SFTP/SSH). Over the years there have been times when Duplicati would suffer …

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## [Error after more than 1000 backups!](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/error-after-more-than-1000-backups/22417)

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**Author:** [@Ulrich\_Dirr](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Ulrich_Dirr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/error-after-more-than-1000-backups/22417 "2026-05-22T11:30:02Z")

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2026-05-22 12:30:58 +02 - \[Error-Duplicati.Library.Main.Controller-FailedOperation\]: Die Operation Test ist fehlgeschlagen DatabaseInconsistencyException: Detected non-empty blocksets with no associated blocks!

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## [Is it normal to consume 1.5Gb memory on idle](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-normal-to-consume-1-5gb-memory-on-idle/22402)

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**Author:** [@avmaksimov](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/avmaksimov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/is-it-normal-to-consume-1-5gb-memory-on-idle/22402 "2026-05-18T06:27:21Z")

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DB size is 628M. systemctl status duplicati ● duplicati.service - Duplicati web-server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/duplicati.service; enabled; preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2026-05-…

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## ['Commandline' commands not running at all](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/commandline-commands-not-running-at-all/22333)

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**Author:** [@RobertGijsen](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/RobertGijsen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/commandline-commands-not-running-at-all/22333 "2026-05-07T07:34:14Z")

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Hi. I used to run Duplicati on a docker on OMV, and it’s awesome. I switched to ZimaOS for my NAS recently, which just incoroporates Docker as well, so I installed Duplicati again, currently 2.3.0.1. I didn’t bother impo…

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