When the backup runs, files with a colon (":") cause error "Invalid Argument (22)" to be thrown, and those files are not backed up.

Bug #838523 reported by jimbuerosse
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Bug Description

This is primarily a problem when backing up my music, which have a lot of colons in the filenames. The reported errors are in the attached file.

Other than this problem, I love this too! Very easy to set up and use!

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jimbuerosse (jimbuerosse) wrote :
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Germar (germar) wrote :

This is a common problem with Windows filesystems. Please use a native Linux filesystem like ext3.

Changed in backintime:
status: New → Invalid
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