Turbo Backup PRO - Fast and save backup solution

Hi!

Error after update to last version:

Assets\Plugins\crosstales\TurboBackup\Editor\Util\GAApi.cs(16,24): error CS0117: 'Config' does not contain a definition for 'TRACER'

Thanks

 

Please follow chapter 8 of the documentation:
https://www.crosstales.com/media/data/assets/TurboBackup/TurboBackup-doc.pdf

 

Yes. I had already done it and everything was right.
Thank you.

 

Hello,
very pleased so far with v2020.1.0
My projects are too large for git without paying for larger repos so I just use git for code now and backup for everything else.
Can you tell me why backing up to my hard drive is extremely quick - a few seconds, but to a usb3.0 flash drive takes about 5 mins. Is there any other reason apart from usb being simply slower?

 

Hi Andyasj

There are multiple reasons that could affect the speed. Many USB flash drives are still very slow with rates below 5MB/s. Furthermore, it depends on the frequency of your backups; the first backup will often consume the most time. If you backup frequently, it should take less time since the difference is smaller.

I hope this helps you further.


Cheers
Stefan

 

@Stefan-Laubenberger

I just start using Turbo Backup. It seems like a great solution for backup. I read the manual but I still have some questions:

1-Is ther a reason why Copy library is unchecked by default? My goal is to have a full backup in case my hard drive crash, would it be better to have it checked or not?

2-I like to have at least 2 different backups for each project on two different drives. How can this be accomplish? Is there a way to do multiple copy /backup for the same project?

Thank you for your help.

 

Hi

Thank you for investing into Turbo Backup!

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. The "Library"-folder is completely generated from the "Assets"-folder. Therefore, it's not needed to have a backup from it. The main advantage of enabling it is the time you save for the re-import in case of a total crash, the disadvantage is the (much) bigger backup size.
2. Turbo Backup was designed to hold only one backup-version at the time (in one directory); otherwise it would lose the "turbo" aspect However, you could switch between multiple backup locations by setting the "Custom Backup Path" in the configuration. We will maybe improve that in the future, but I'm currently unsure about the implementation - we like our tools simple.

I hope this helps you further.


Cheers
Stefan

 

@Stefan-Laubenberger It make sense! Thanks for the quick reply.

 

@Stefan-Laubenberger , I was using Turbo Backup Pro on a project, and made multiple backups just fine. I imported additional assets, and now the Window entry for the tool is gone. I deleted and re-imported to see if that would solve. I cannot seem to get it back. Any thoughts? Is there a way to force open the dialog directly?

EDIT: I've tried re-producing by creating a new project and importing all the same assets. The issue has not re-occurred.

Thanks.

Sincerely,
Nathaniel

 

Hi Nathaniel

Just to verify: it works in an empty project and you find the entry "Turbo Backup PRO" in the "Window"-menu.
If you do the same in your current project, the entry isn't there, right?

Which version are you of Unity and our asset are you using?


Cheers
Stefan

 

@NathanielAH Please put the attached file into an "Editor"-folder. It should add a menu called "Tools" with the entry "Show Turbo Backup".

Does that work?

 

• Yeah, it works in an empty project. In the current project it was there, and then disappeared, and removing / re-importing the asset didn't bring it back. I even stripped out all assets back to where I was after installing Turbo Backup Pro, and it still wouldn't come back so something got hosed.
• I am going to start from scratch, and backup before each asset import / package install until the point I was before to see if I can re-create and give you more detail, or see if I screwed up somewhere.
• As to Unity version it's 2019.4.1f1.

• As to the script, no it didn't work. I tried it both at root level in Assets, and within Backup Pro Editor folder.

Again, I'm going to work at trying to re-create and see if I can give more info, or identify where I screwed up. I'll reach back out then. In the interim, outside of manually copy the backup folders over, the only other method to invoke would be via code yes?

In anycase, thank you for the response!

 

Yes, you could call it from code, with "BAR.Backup()" and "BAR.Restore()" - you find an example in "Example Editor Integration".

Please let me know about your findings.

 

I've gone through a complete rebuild, and the issue hasn't presented itself again. Appears something got hosed in the Asset folder. So far so good though. If it changes or crops up again I'll reach out. Otherwise, thanks for the follow-up.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Nathaniel Hatten

 

Any chance to change "TB_backup" with something else?

 

Hi

Sure, please enable "Custom Backup Path" in the configuration and select the folder you like:


I hope this helps you further.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Nope, 'cause still create TB_Backup

 

This is a safety measure: if a user accidentally chooses a folder with multiple other folders and files, it could become very unclear where TB stores the files. Therefore, TB always creates the folder "TB_Backup" in the destination.

However, you can change the value of the variable "BACKUP_DIRNAME" in Constants.cs to your liking.
I hope this helps you further.

 

That was exactly what I was looking for!
Thank you sir.

 

Would be very useful if under backup or restore, as you prefer, we could read WHEN we've made the lastest backup.
That's 'cause I have 2 PCs (@home and @work ) and I made my backup on OneDrive.

And I can't be sure if I'm restoring and old backup or not.
<<" Did I made the backup yesterday night? ">>

 

Hi

I see the issue and we will add a solution in the next update.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Amazing :-D

 

We've just released version 2020.4.3 of Turbo Backup.
Main changes:

• Planned final release for 2020
• Example integration improved
• New Youtube video added:
• Updated to Common 2020.4.7

 

I'm showing last backup date of 0001-01-01 12:00:00 AM.
2nd backup a few days later has not changed it. Auto backup is disabled.

Turbo Backup Pro 2020.4.5
Unity 2019.4.16
Windows 10

 

Hi JohnnyFactor

I assume you're using a custom backup path?
However, we found the problem and fixed it - please send us your invoice via email and we will give you access to the fix.

So long,
Stefan

 

Hello,

Is this asset only restores the last backup ? Or is it possible to restore old backups ? (For example can I go back to 3 backups early state ?)

 

Hi

Thank you for your interest in our tool!

Turbo Backup contains only the last backup - otherwise it would lose its "turbo" backup capability. It's the incremental backup strategy that makes it so fast.
However, you can set a custom folder inside our asset; this way, you could create folders (e.g. per day, week etc.) and use them to achive multiple backups of different states.
You can also control our asset via scripting which would allow you to automate this requirement.

I hope this helps you further.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Thank you very much

 

Would be cool to have something like Git where you can name the backup and save only the modified file.
Each branch name is a folder, the first back up is the base... Then if the user wish can start branching his GitBackup by naming the brach.

 

Do you have a recommended method of using TB to backup and restore between 2 computers, so that development can alternate between a laptop and a desktop machine?

I could make the local backup path get rsyncd to the other machine.

Is it safe to just do a backup on the Laptop, rsync the directory to the Desktop, and do a restore there?

 

Hi

You could safely use rsync to do the sync of the shared backup-directory between the machines. Just make sure you do a complete mirroring, so that the backup on the machines is equals the shared backup and vice versa.

I hope this helps you further.


Cheers
Stefan

 

So I got rsync set up between the 2 machines, and it works properly with all the test cases for adding/removing files etc.

If anyone else is interesting here is the options for Windows (cygwin rsync, add noacl to /etc/fstab so it doesnt ruin your permissions). It will archive (keeps mtime, etc), but write full files (deltas can freeze), and not check file permissions, and will delete files on the other side if removed from this side, and will give windows file system 2 seconds leeway on differences in modified time. Host name for other machine is "targetmachine" in the example, add to your hosts file. This is from WSL Ubuntu on local machine to Cygwin rsync on remote machine (via free version of Bitvise SSH), for the different paths:

Code (JavaScript):

1. rsync -avtW --no-p --delete --modify-window=2 --exclude Backup.dat /mnt/e/Backup/Unity/project/ targetmachine:"/cygdrive/c/Backup/Unity/project/" ; echo -e "\07"
2.  

Without the --exclude Backup.dat it will freeze forever like this:



There is no CPU activity or disk activity, and it stays there for hours. Normally restore is fairly quick.

I turned on Debug, but I dont see where it is writing to. It doesnt write anything to the above output, if it should go there.

But with the above command, excluding Backup.dat, everything appears to work properly. Mostly, there are times it still says "busy, please wait...", but they seem to be rare. I dont know why they occur though, especially since its not happening regularly.

 

As it seems, rsync can't copy the "Backup.dat" because it's in use.
When do you trigger the sync? Are you using the "OnBackupComplete"-callback or the "Method After Backup"-approach?

Are you using the latest version from Turbo Backup, which is 2021.2.3?

 

I'm getting a bunch of errors, after Installed the A+ Assets Explorer 2

 

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Hi

I don't own the asset you imported, but I'm 99.9% sure it's their fault
We are using namespaces and I suspect "A+ Asset Explorer" has a class "Constants.cs" that either uses no namespace or something like "Util". Is that the case?


So long,
Stefan

 

I will check, in case, I will add a namespace, thank you.
At the moment It's free by the way

 

IDEA

What about a backup counter?
maybe on the interface itself, so could Track my release version too

 

Thank you for your idea
It's already available under "Config.BACKUP_COUNT" but be aware this is currently only for local backups.
If you share it with others you my get a mess because everybody would have their own backup count.


Edit:
It's now part of the UI:

 

Ok...
Indeed I backup on OneDrive and I guess it would be risky... mostly because I'm always makes mistake and screw-up things

 

Stefan,
I have been using TBPro for a while now and find it very useful.
I have now started using it to transfer a project between computers. My main laptop is big and heavy so I use a Dell XPS 13" when away from home. This has worked extremely well so far but I am starting to get problems with VisualStudio project files. On the Dell the VS project files do not seem to link properly to the Unity project. I have only just noticed this problem so have not researched it yet. I don't really know anything about VS project files work.
Any ideas? Is this a TBPro problem or can I simply reset the VS project files somehow?
Andy

 

Hi Andy

TB does not touch those files, so it's maybe another problem.
However, you can safely delete all files ("csproj" etc) in the root of your project (Unity should be closed). The necessary files will be created again.


Cheers
Stefan

 

Hello @Stefan-Laubenberger
If I remove folder, or even assets, and then backup.
When I restore, shouldn't that files get removed from my project if I restore it?

... I explain better:
I backup on a Home-PC inside my OneDrive.
When I restore the backup from my Laptop at work, I expect that my project get the same state as Home-PC.

Isn't that they way it's works?

 

That should work that way. Isn't it?

 

Yes it is, was an issue with OneDrive

 

I was just pressing the Backup button in the GUI, so whichever method that uses.

Im using 2021.2.3 according to the About page.

 

Hi

The latest version is 2021.2.6, please consider updating.


Cheers
Stefan

 

HELP!!!

after a long, long time using TURBO BACKUP PRO excellently ... it won't start today.

Window - Turbo Backup Pro ..... and nothing
No console messages and no errors.

I have Unity version 2021.1.28f1 but I had already used TBP with this version without problem.

I need urgent help, please.

Thanks.

 

Hi

Have you already tried changing the layout in Unity and opening TBP again?


So long,
Stefan

 

Hi.
No. But now do it and nothing.

 

This is really strange - I have no idea why this should happen
Can you please delete and then re-install the asset?