Windows backup - error: invalid node type "" #4560
Description
Output of restic version
PS C:\Windows\system32> .\restic_0.16.2_windows_amd64.exe version
restic 0.16.2 compiled with go1.21.3 on windows/amd64
What backend/service did you use to store the repository?
REST server: https://github.com/restic/rest-server
rest-server version rest-server 0.12.1 compiled with go1.20.5 on linux/amd64
Problem description / Steps to reproduce
As described in the Forum:
When running a backup on Windows 11 with:
PS C:\Windows\system32> restic_0.16.2_windows_amd64.exe --repo rest:https://username:password@backup_server.example.tld:3000/username backup --use-fs-snapshot --json C:\Users\MyUser
I get the following output (truncated a bit):
PS C:\Windows\system32> restic_0.16.2_windows_amd64.exe --repo rest:https://username:password@backup_server.example.tld:3000/username backup --use-fs-snapshot --json C:\Users\MyUser
enter password for repository:
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":6,"percent_done":1,"total_files":9,"files_done":9,"total_bytes":18571268,"bytes_done":18571268}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":6,"percent_done":1,"total_files":19,"files_done":19,"total_bytes":20036713,"bytes_done":20036713}
[...]
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Clipchamp.Clipchamp_yxz26nhyzhsrt\\clipchamp.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe"}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":9,"percent_done":1,"total_files":1909,"files_done":1909,"total_bytes":473892841,"bytes_done":473892841,"error_count":2}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\MediaPlayer.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsPackageManagerServer.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\python.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\python3.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\winget.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.GamingApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\XboxPcApp.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.Paint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\mspaint.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.Paint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\pbrush.exe"}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":9,"percent_done":1,"total_files":1909,"files_done":1909,"total_bytes":473892841,"bytes_done":473892841,"error_count":10}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\SnippingTool.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\notepad.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\wt.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\MediaPlayer.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\msteams.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\MicrosoftTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\msteamsupdate.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\\MicrosoftWindows.DesktopStickerEditorCentennial.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\MicrosoftWindows.DesktopStickerEditorCentennial.exe"}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":9,"percent_done":1,"total_files":1909,"files_done":1909,"total_bytes":473892841,"bytes_done":473892841,"error_count":19}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\SnippingTool.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\WindowsPackageManagerServer.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\XboxPcApp.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\clipchamp.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\mspaint.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\msteams.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\msteamsupdate.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\notepad.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\pbrush.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\winget.exe"}
{"message_type":"error","error":{},"during":"archival","item":"C:\\Users\\MyUser\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe"}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":9,"percent_done":1,"total_files":1910,"files_done":1910,"total_bytes":473893492,"bytes_done":473893492,"error_count":32}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":9,"percent_done":1,"total_files":1910,"files_done":1910,"total_bytes":473893492,"bytes_done":473893492,"error_count":32}
[...]
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":15,"percent_done":1,"total_files":6228,"files_done":6228,"total_bytes":884372112,"bytes_done":884372112,"error_count":32}
{"message_type":"status","seconds_elapsed":15,"percent_done":1,"total_files":6228,"files_done":6228,"total_bytes":884372112,"bytes_done":884372112,"error_count":32}
{"message_type":"summary","files_new":1,"files_changed":1,"files_unmodified":6226,"dirs_new":0,"dirs_changed":12,"dirs_unmodified":2438,"data_blobs":2,"tree_blobs":12,"data_added":49484,"total_files_processed":6228,"total_bytes_processed":884372112,"total_duration":15.3607794,"snapshot_id":"7e9cb55e5d28a81b230093a1ecc08f6237ab4470fb30e62fe048c4b1671639ac"}
Warning: at least one source file could not be read
PS C:\Windows\system32>
Same result as unprivileged user without --use-fs-snapshot option. Machine is a Windows 11 virtual machine.
Expected behavior
Return without error
Actual behavior
Without --json, the error messages (one per unreadable file) is
error: invalid node type ""
which is not helpful for identifying what's wrong. The backup succeeds nontheless, which is good!
Do you have any idea what may have caused this?
nope :/
Did restic help you today? Did it make you happy in any way?
Oh dear, it helps almost every day!
- Accidentially deleted a file? restic!
- Edited a file and forgot to copy the original file before? restic!
- Compare what happened between 14 days ago and today? restic!
- Want to restore a whole machine? restic!
It's just being way less nervous about day-to-day sysadmin stuff, because there's always a restic backup there, just in case.