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I used Back In Time (BIT) to back up my data to an external USB drive on Ubuntu 12.04. After problems with Ubuntu I made a fresh install of Debian 8.3. In Debian I have installed BIT and can see the USB drive. However, BIT cannot see the old snapshots.

I had thought I would be able to restore on the new install.

Rui F Ribeiro
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I already told you this via mail but I'll add it here, too so others will find it in future.

This is from our new FAQ:

Back In Time prior to version 1.1.0 had an option called Auto Host/User/Profile ID (hidden under General > Advanced) which will always use the current host- and username for the full snapshot path. While (re-)installing your Computer you probably chose a different host- or username than on your old machine. With Auto Host/User/Profile ID activated Back In Time now try to find your Snapshots under the new host- and username underneath the /path/to/backintime/ path.

The Auto Host/User/Profile ID option is gone in version 1.1.0 and above. It was totaly confusing and didn't add any good.

You have three options to fix this:

  • Disable Auto Host/User/Profile ID and change Host and User to match your old machine. Auto Host/User/Profile ID option hidden under General > Advanced

  • Rename the Snapshot path /path/to/backintime/OLDHOSTNAME/OLDUSERNAME/profile_id to match your new host- and username.

  • Upgrade to a more recent version of Back In Time (1.1.0 or above). The Auto Host/User/Profile ID option is gone and it also comes with an assistant to restore the config from an old Snapshot on first start.

Germar
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