Backup error: folder already exists and metadata failure

[dm.it]

Hi, I have:

• UrBackup server 2.1.19 running on Slackware64 14.2, storage EXT4
• UrBackup client 2.1.14 running on Slackware 14.0, storage EXT4

I’m experiencing problem with incremental backup and I’m getting these messages:
WARNING: Directory “/mnt/hd/urbackup/uam/170326-1200/archivi/repertori/02/25/95/old” does already exist.
WARNING: Directory “/mnt/hd/urbackup/uam/170326-1200/.hashes/archivi/repertori/02/25/95/old” does already exist. - File exists (code: 17)
ERROR: Writing directory metadata to “/mnt/hd/urbackup/uam/170326-1200/.hashes/archivi/repertori/02/25/95/old/.dir_metadata” failed.

The same problem with the same messages are happening on 2 different Linux clients (same client version, same OS, same filesystem).

I see this previous discussion, but xylems have not answered uroni questions:

Folder already exists and metadata failure

I keep seeing these message across my devices. there is currently 4 servers experiencing this backup issue. 2016-12-08 04:47:54(warning): Directory “/big/urbackup/deedee.dbi.udel.edu/161208-0447/.hashes/RestofPath” does already exist. - File exists (errorcode=17) 2016-12-08 04:47:54(error): Writing directory metadata to “/big/urbackup/deedee.dbi.udel.edu/161208-0447/.hashes/RestofPath/.dir_metadata” failed. any ideas why i keep seeing this? It started happening after cleaning my database la…

Can you help me?

[aatallah]

Have exactly the same issue, started today. It only affects backing up certain clients, not sure what to do

[coraline]

same here.
Ubuntu 16.04, Server win2016
no problems with debian stretch… but Ubuntu no way to backup since months.

25.10.17 09:46
Writing directory metadata to “X:\File_UrBackup\xyz\171025-0944.hashes\schroeder.local\share\teamviewer12\dosdevices\c:” failed.
Fehler

25.10.17 09:46
Fatal error during backup. Backup not completed
Fehler

25.10.17 09:54
Backup failed