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    Auto Configuration Backup - "Backup now" working?

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      furom
      last edited by furom

      Hi,

      I have 'Auto Configuration Backup' configured, seems to work fine. When I just tried to use the feature "Backup now" to make a manual backup prior enabling pfSense, it seemed to work but backup is nowhere to be found.

      I filled in 'Revision Reason' and hit 'Backup'. Then entering the 'Restore' link, it is simply not there. Am I using this wrong? It is set to keep 5 manual backups. I have checked the manpage; https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/autoconfigbackup.html

      Thanks

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        FSC830
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        Usually you need to wait a couple of minutes until the backup is visible in the list.
        When I do a manual backup is lasts between 2 and 5 minutes until I am able to see the backup.

        Regards

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          tedquade @furom
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          @furom Manual backup has been reported broken elsewhere in these forums and probably for a long time.

          Ted Quade

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            provels
            last edited by

            FWIW, I just did a test and it showed up about 3 minutes later.

            Peder

            MAIN - pfSense+ 24.11-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD. 500 GB HDD for SyslogNG
            BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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              tedquade @provels
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              @provels I just did a test and it does work.

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                furom
                last edited by

                Strange. Tested now again, and this time it showed up immediately. The one from yesterday is yet to show though... But that is still a finding, then I know that it in fact does work.

                Thanks guys!

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