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This new FAQ entry explains that restic can resume interrupted backups.
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This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for restic.
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This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions for restic.
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Will restic resume an interrupted backup?
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Yes, restic will resume interrupted backups when they are re-run.
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When backing up, restic periodically writes index files to keep a record of
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the uploaded data. Even if there's no snapshot created in the end (due to the
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backup being interrupted), these indexes are stored in the repository for the
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data that has been uploaded so far. Next time restic runs, it is then able to
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find the uploaded data through these indexes, and thereby reference it again
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without having to upload it a second time. This effectively makes it continue
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from where it saved the last index, which should be up to a few minutes ago.
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It does not matter if the backup was interrupted by the user or if it was due
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to unforeseen circumstances such as connectivity issues, power loss, etc.
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Simply re-run the backup again and restic should only upload what it needs to
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in order to complete the interrupted backup and create a snapshot.
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Note however that during the initial backup run and any re-tries, until there
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has been a first snapshot created for the backup set (list of files and
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directories to be backed up), restic will need to re-scan the files on disk as
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there is no parent snapshot to compare the filesystem with to determine which
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files have changed. This process should however be far quicker than the
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uploading, and it's normal to see restic scan the files again when re-running
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the backup.
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``restic check`` reports packs that aren't referenced in any index, is my repository broken?
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``restic check`` reports packs that aren't referenced in any index, is my repository broken?
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