Incremental backup (empty folders)

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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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No errors or anything. Example below with redacted details

But log only mentions "Checking if there are empty subdirectories...". The main directory is not referred to when checking if empty.

2023-01-25 19:00:44 Backing up the task "Backup (Data - Videos)"
2023-01-25 19:00:44 Applying the parameters to the task "Backup (Data - Videos)" (if any).
2023-01-25 19:00:44 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.
2023-01-25 19:00:46 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: Darren
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The destination directory "XXXXX\Data\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-25 19;00;46" has been successfully created.
2023-01-25 19:00:46 Backing up the directory "D:\Data\Videos" to "XXXXX\Data\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-25 19;00;46"...
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The archive attribute for "D:\Data\Videos" has been removed.
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The file attributes have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos" to "XXXXX\Data\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-25 19;00;46".
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The timestamps have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos" to "XXXXX\Data\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-25 19;00;46".
2023-01-25 19:00:46 Checking if there are empty subdirectories...
2023-01-25 19:00:46 The directory "D:\Data\Videos" has been backed up.

2023-01-25 19:00:46 ** Backup for the task "Backup (Data - Videos)" has ended **
2023-01-25 19:00:46 ** Processed files: 3. Backed up files: 0. Created folders: 3. Backup size: 0 bytes. **
2023-01-25 19:00:46 ** Number of errors: 0. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 1 seconds. **
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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This is how that part of the log was in the previous version 1.1.5

2022-12-20 19:01:19 Checking if there are empty subdirectories...
2022-12-20 19:01:20 Checking of empty subdirectories done.
2022-12-20 19:01:20 The directory "D:\Data\Videos" has been backed up.

2022-12-20 19:01:20 * Backup part for the task "Backup (Data - Videos)" has ended *
2022-12-20 19:01:20 * Number of backed up files: 0. Backup part size: 0 bytes. *

2022-12-20 19:01:20 ** Backup for the task "Backup (Data - Videos)" has ended **
2022-12-20 19:01:20 ** Processed files: 3. Backed up files: 0. Created folders: 3. Backup size: 0 bytes. **
2022-12-20 19:01:20 ** Number of errors: 0. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 1 seconds. **
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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But is this the verbose version?
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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Verbose log below. Created test task on same drive to keep all details in.
Only empty subdirectories are referred to, not empty main directory.


2023-01-26 10:42:20 Individual file operations will be logged only to the log file and not seen on the user interface! Consult the log **file** when the backup is done.

2023-01-26 10:42:20 Calculating the number of files. This could take a while...

2023-01-26 10:42:20 Backing up the task "Test - Local Backup (Data - Videos)"
2023-01-26 10:42:20 Applying the parameters to the task "Test - Local Backup (Data - Videos)" (if any).
2023-01-26 10:42:20 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: Darren
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The destination directory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23" has been successfully created.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Backing up the directory "D:\Data\Videos" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23"...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Backing up the directory "D:\Data\Videos\Captures" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\Captures"...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\Captures" has been successfully created.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Ignoring the file "D:\Data\Videos\Captures\desktop.ini". Reason: exclusion list.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The archive attribute for "D:\Data\Videos\Captures" has been removed.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The file attributes have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\Captures" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\Captures".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The timestamps have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\Captures" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\Captures".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Data\Videos\Captures" has been backed up.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Backing up the directory "D:\Data\Videos\CCTV" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\CCTV"...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\CCTV" has been successfully created.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The archive attribute for "D:\Data\Videos\CCTV" has been removed.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The file attributes have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\CCTV" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\CCTV".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The timestamps have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\CCTV" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\CCTV".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Data\Videos\CCTV" has been backed up.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Backing up the directory "D:\Data\Videos\RealVNC" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\RealVNC"...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\RealVNC" has been successfully created.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The archive attribute for "D:\Data\Videos\RealVNC" has been removed.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The file attributes have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\RealVNC" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\RealVNC".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The timestamps have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos\RealVNC" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\RealVNC".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Data\Videos\RealVNC" has been backed up.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Ignoring the file "D:\Data\Videos\desktop.ini". Reason: exclusion list.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Ignoring the file "D:\Data\Videos\Mass Effect 3 Earth Under Siege Dreamscene Video Wallpaper.mp4". Reason: the archive attribute is not set.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The archive attribute for "D:\Data\Videos" has been removed.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The file attributes have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The timestamps have been copied from "D:\Data\Videos" to "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23".
2023-01-26 10:42:23 Checking if there are empty subdirectories...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The subdirectory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\Captures" has been deleted. Reason: empty subdirectories should be deleted according to the task advanced settings.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The subdirectory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\CCTV" has been deleted. Reason: empty subdirectories should be deleted according to the task advanced settings.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The subdirectory "D:\Backups\xtest\D\Data\Videos 2023-01-26 10;42;23\RealVNC" has been deleted. Reason: empty subdirectories should be deleted according to the task advanced settings.
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The directory "D:\Data\Videos" has been backed up.

2023-01-26 10:42:23 ** Backup for the task "Test - Local Backup (Data - Videos)" has ended **
2023-01-26 10:42:23 ** Processed files: 3. Backed up files: 0. Created folders: 3. Backup size: 0 bytes. **
2023-01-26 10:42:23 ** Number of errors: 0. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 2 seconds. **

2023-01-26 10:42:23 Deleting the Volume Shadow Copy image...
2023-01-26 10:42:23 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully deleted.
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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I understand now. The main directory will never be deleted if I remember it correctly. Don't thing there is any setting for that.
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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This used to be deleted in 1.1.5. Would you add a separate option for that? Since a lot of empty directories with no data is confusing.
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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I'll look at this.
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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Thanks
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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Hi, any news on this? My last run of RED deleted over 800 empty directories, so it would help if they were not created in the first place ;)
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Re: Incremental backup (empty folders)

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No changes done. Yet.
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