Before 2.1, Duplicati on Windows used SQLite RC4 encryption that is now removed.
The 2.1 DB upgrader uses internal code that can decrypt it. Did other data show up?
From the database size going up, I had hope.
Which tool can open encrypted DB lack of luck says reading old DB with old Duplicati possibly is the best path, if you want to look into old DBs. Ones ending at 2.0.8.1 had
--unencrypted-database: Disables database encryption
which would leave you with a clear-text readable DB after quitting Server or TrayIcon.
Downgrade from 2.1.0.2 to 2.0.8.1 (probably should be 2.1.0.5 now) details the steps.
Great thought, although it’d be great to nail down what went wrong here.
The Duplicati-server.sqlite database is probably available, although I see activity in it periodically during backup that puzzles me. Job database for the job will be changing. Backing up changing job database is pointless, but it can be backed up another time. What’s important is that it’s current with destination, or all sorts of confusion will occur.
Usually random-letters.sqlite are job databases. If you have a big backup, it’s large
That’s one reason for some controversy between DB backup versus DB recreating.
If you have some advanced options or excludes, it might be worth looking into old setup.
If you don’t want to really downgrade, you can install 2.0.8.1 from .zip somewhere else, copy some backup Duplicati-server.sqlite somewhere else, and point to that folder with a
--server-datafolder: Duplicati needs to store a small database with all settings. Use this option to choose where the settings are stored. This option can also be set with the environment variable DUPLICATI_HOME.
option given to Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon run from old .zip install. You can unencrypt it too. Nothing will touch your new install, and you have your choice of browsing setup in GUI, comparing tables against 2.1 to see what converted (and what unfortunately didn’t), etc.
Just some ideas.