Powerarchiver Backup Express Lite

[Luxor]

I have a backup script that I run every evening and so far I have never ever had a problem.

Today I Installed the latest build PowerArchiver 9.20.07 and now my backup no longer works.

It gets as far as preparing files to compress then shuts down with an error.

PowerArchiver 2004 has encountered a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Thinking that maybe my backup had somehow become corrupted I made a new one. But this resulted in the same error.

Have gone back to PA 9.11.01 and everything works again.

Help would be appreciated as I do like to keep on top of my backups.

System Spec
XP Home SP2
All security updates
512MB of RAM
NVidia GeForce4 440 Go64MB
4-M CPU 2.00GHz

Luxor

[davidsplash]

have you tied creating a new scrip to see if its a problem with the script opr pa

[spwolf]

Please give us more info about the pbs script - you can send it to us at supportRMVME@conexware.com so we can check it out.

There were quite few changes behind the scenes for 9.2, which is why it was in beta testing for an month and nobody reported anything such as that so please send us that pbs so we can test it out.

thanks,

[Luxor]

@davidsplash:

have you tied creating a new scrip to see if its a problem with the script opr pa

I guess you missed this part of my post.

Thinking that maybe my backup had somehow become corrupted I made a new one. But this resulted in the same error.

Luxor

[Luxor]

Spywolf the pbs is on it`s way.

Luxor

[davidsplash]

i have tested the backup pbs scripts and they woirk with zip files is can u give up the path and what is in your filkes AND NAMES AND ZIZES OF THEM .

Also can u let us know whether u are logged in as administator?

[Luxor]

Path C:\Backup

Archive Contents
Name: backup_09032005.zip
Size: 67,735Kb
Decompressed Size: 138,069Kb
3,065 files in archive:

Far too many to name and as for sizes I would be here forever.

Logged in as administrator.

Further testing shows that if I create a backup consisting only of folders everything works as it should. However if I add a single file then PA crashes.

Information has been sent to support.

Thanks for your input, it`s appreciated. :)

Luxor

[Luxor]

Just a heads up guys.

I have downloaded and installed the latest build version 9.21.00 and I am pleased to inform you that my backup scripts work once again.

Dont know what you changed but Im glad you changed it. :D

Luxor

[davidsplash]

where is 9.21 ???

[Luxor]

@davidsplash:

where is 9.21 ???

I found it in this thread here

Luxor

[spwolf]

@Luxor:

Just a heads up guys.

I have downloaded and installed the latest build version 9.21.00 and I am pleased to inform you that my backup scripts work once again.

Dont know what you changed but Im glad you changed it. :D

Luxor

We had one patient tester who replied to all 55 emails we sent :-).

[davidsplash]

alpha testres should have been sent it. It looks ok as a quick look but still needs work where can we report 9.21 bugs?

[TBGBe]

@davidsplash:

alpha testres should have been sent it. It looks ok as a quick look but still needs work where can we report 9.21 bugs?

:confused: In this forum - where else :confused:

[Luxor]

Don’t know if I should have started a new thread or not.

But I’m sorry to report that this problem has reappeared with the latest beta v9.50.20 :(

Tried creating new backup script.

Comprising folders only and all was fine. Comprising files only, again all was fine. But make a script comprising folders and files and PA exits.

Have to go back to last version once again.

Luxor

[spwolf]

@Luxor:

Don’t know if I should have started a new thread or not.

But I’m sorry to report that this problem has reappeared with the latest beta v9.50.20 :(

Tried creating new backup script.

Comprising folders only and all was fine. Comprising files only, again all was fine. But make a script comprising folders and files and PA exits.

Have to go back to last version once again.

Luxor

eh, thats what happens when you develop several versions next to each other. Thanks for letting us know.

[ivan]

Check it out with beta 2 when it comes out.

[Luxor]

Fixed in PA 2006 9.5 Beta 2

Well done guys. :D

Luxor

[spwolf]

@Luxor:

Fixed in PA 2006 9.5 Beta 2

Well done guys. :D

Luxor

thank you