Questions / help with errors and temp files

Vadeltachi · October 4, 2020, 9:58pm

A few questions for the gurus:

warnings.
large duplicati (I think) temp files left in C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp

I am currently running Duplicati - 2.0.5.1_beta_2020-01-18

Completing a manual daily backup in administrator mode and have various errors that appear in every backup.

Can I ignore these warnings?
Delete the files from the backup list that cause the earnings and I don’t think need to be in the backup? C:\Users\wboli\NTUSER.DAT
Do something to the files so that they ARE backed up?
Do something else?

Also, and I believe I read about this elsewhere, there are huge (51 megs each) files left over in the appdata temp file that appear to belong to Duplicati. What are these files? Why are they there? Should I delete them manually or something else?

Please and thank you!

Warnings:

Test Phase Compact Phase Delete Phase (Old Backup Versions) Warnings 35

2020-10-04 16:58:15 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\NTUSER.DAT
2020-10-04 16:58:15 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\ntuser.dat.LOG1
2020-10-04 16:58:15 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\ntuser.dat.LOG2
2020-10-04 16:59:06 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-679c6f79-cd11-4067-b31c-8f8abc0ac8b8
2020-10-04 16:59:06 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileEnumerationProcess-FileAccessError]: Error reported while accessing file: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-c384fa63-a3d0-47b6-92a6-39274b4eb784
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileEnumerationProcess-FileAccessError]: Error reported while accessing file: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-e1339761-b51a-4ac6-abb1-035be559d599
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat.LOG1
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat.LOG2
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat.LOG1
2020-10-04 16:59:07 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\settings.dat.LOG2
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\C9B3B423.RingDoorbell_8wfdcxeq7xacm\Settings\settings.dat
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Packages\C9B3B423.RingDoorbell_8wfdcxeq7xacm\Settings\settings.dat.LOG1
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python.exe
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe
2020-10-04 16:59:09 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.Backup.FileBlockProcessor.FileEntry-PathProcessingFailed]: Failed to process path: C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe

Errors 0

Temp dir:
“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-b30f5457-0b63-48a5-8685-faf928e96138”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-9b557bb4-80d8-4e60-9737-92c3cd8833f2”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-e07602f2-a6bf-46ac-b3f3-cdbec7c6637b”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-0e4a3b39-9c58-4545-b94d-9fc07fa94364”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-f2430070-8a1f-4320-903c-4cf2168c72f4”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-68d52414-19bc-4570-b835-4d711ddc8c61”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\002962e3-fc17-43e1-8dd1-e87c3ceb5905.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\3942e9ed-605f-4510-ac06-7e06bd66e391.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\d7c6929d-6897-48bd-a7d3-f5e6af865117.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\0fe64692-8e3a-419c-9067-738103ea5fce.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\bc273656-91a4-42d8-83cb-d4167deba4c9.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\02b3ac5b-bd04-42a3-99a4-41659856f3aa.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\696c9c08-dbae-49d8-9823-3c9d0acfe7af.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\eb0c243b-a24e-48d0-ad66-7c5b28cd76c6.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\ada62fbd-5648-49f9-a05b-462c9dd32cef.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\b9f78f95-1f79-4037-bea5-4731b8f1a1ef.tmp”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp~autoupdate.dat”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-0163d9c8-4d71-46ad-a899-2e0c0451d280”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp~gu3-ver.dat”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\dup-688e915b-c3e3-4401-98f6-9b86ea6667f2”

“C:\Users\wboli\AppData\Local\Temp\f1902fd5-db65-427f-afad-856e7bcbd091.tmp”

drwtsn32 · October 6, 2020, 4:29pm

You have a couple options. You could use –snapshot-policy = on / auto to enable VSS. With VSS Duplicati will be able to back up open files.

Or you could not include those files for backup. Personally I only back up select folders inside C:\Users\<username> such as AppData\Roaming, Documents, Desktop, and a few others.

Duplicati is not the right tool for a full system restore (operating system, programs, Registry settings, etc) so there is little value in backing those files up.

Vadeltachi · October 9, 2020, 10:04pm

Thank you for your advice. I tried the easiest (snapshot) first and received the following additional error.

I’ve used snapshot on an earlier version of Windows 10 home, but it’s apparently not working in this version.

Any ideas how to fix this error?

2020-10-09 17:33:24 -04 - [Warning-Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.BackupHandler-SnapshotFailed]: Failed to create a snapshot: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly ‘AlphaVSS.x64.dll’ or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found. File name: ‘AlphaVSS.x64.dll’ at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.nLoadFile(String path, Evidence evidence) at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFile(String path) at Duplicati.Library.Common.IO.VssBackupComponentsHelper.CreateVssBackupComponents() at Duplicati.Library.Common.IO.VssBackupComponentsHelper.GetVssBackupComponents() at Duplicati.Library.Snapshots.WindowsSnapshot…ctor(IEnumerable1 sources, IDictionary2 options) at Duplicati.Library.Snapshots.SnapshotUtility.CreateWindowsSnapshot(IEnumerable1 folders, Dictionary2 options) at Duplicati.Library.Main.Operation.BackupHandler.GetSnapshot(String sources, Options options)

drwtsn32 · October 10, 2020, 1:28am

I believe that error means you’re missing the C++ redistributable libraries. Download https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe (link from this web page) and install. You may have to restart Duplicati afterwards.

Vadeltachi · October 11, 2020, 5:00pm

That fixed the error. Thanks!