Backup will not run on schedule

[sjcl]

I’ve been using FBackup for years with no problem – until very recently.

I have always backed up to a networked drive and, in the past, I set FBackup to run daily using the scheduler.

Unfortunately, I can no longer use the scheduler function. It seems no matter how I set it up, I get an error message – usually saying that the “system cannot find the path specified.” What is really odd is that I have no problem if I run the backup on the same networked drive manually - instead of using the scheduler.

The only changes I can think of which may explain this are 1) are my recent upgrade to Windows 10 or, perhaps, 2) a FBackup update. But I really have no clue. Any ideas what could cause the schedule function to no longer work properly?

[Jim Rockford]

Since upgrading from v5 to v6 the scheduler doesn't work for me either. It simply ignores my schedules. No error messages. Nothing.
These are exactly the same .fkc files I had been using previously in v5, loaded directly into v6.

[shmuga9]

Bump.
Same issue here. Upgraded from 5.5 (or whatever the latest version was) to 6.0 (build 87) and whether I click test or backup it will "start" but nothing's happening, and no text is shown to give any sign of progress. Even cancelling does nothing, you have to close the program for it to stop.

[Adrian (Softland)]

Hi,

Do you have the same problem if you create a new scheduled task?

[sjcl]

Well, I'm the one who started this post and it looks like my problem may be solved. But unlike the other posters, I had the problem when using version 5. When I upgraded to version 6, everything worked fine again. I too loaded the .fkc files I had been using into v6. And, as the Softland poster suggested, I then created a new scheduled task.

[shmuga9]

I opened my fkc file from version 5. Tried testing or backing up and it "ran" it but did absolutely nothing. Doesn't even give a "success" or "failure" link below it after it runs.

If I create a new task sure that works, but it doesn't have the settings or hundreds of folders I selected in the fkc file... which is the whole point of loading up the old file to begin with! I also tried importing the fkc from the previous version but that was equally useless.

Is there not a way of bringing my old folders, settings, etc back without redoing it manually? Because if not then this is ridiculous. I don't even know how you managed to launch a new version, yet didn't even test bringing over an old save to find out it doesn't work or you need to do some rigmarole to make it work.

[Adrian (Softland)]

Hi,

I can assure you we tested the new build before we released it and it worked fine here.
Opening the .fkc catalog file will recreate the backup job in FBackup.
As you have a problem with the backup job, please send us the .fkc catalog file and the last backup log to info[at]fbackup[dot]com.

[KnightOwl]

I just imported my FBackup 5.0 jobs into FBackup 6.0 Build 91. The schedules didn't come over during import. An annoyance, to be sure, but not debilitating. I created a temporary schedule just now and it did indeed work.

[Adrian (Softland)]

Hi,

Did you get any error message about that during the import?

[camperdown]

I have the same issue. All the settings are correct but the schedule does not run as it did under 5.
When you check the job logs it states correctly the next time the backup will happen but it does not actually occur.