Comments on: LR Backup Plugin http://thephotogeek.com Digital photography toys and techniques Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-6932 Matt Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:45:00 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-6932 @Phil, Apologies for the delay in replying. The plugin compresses your existing catalogue backups rather than creating a backup itself. If you go into either the automatic or manual backup menu item you will find a field for specifying where the catalog backups created by Lightroom live. Once you set this up correctly the manual backup dialog (and I think the automatic one as well) will show you how many backups it found there, to give you some assurance the plugin configuration is OK. Next time the compress catalog backup function is executed the backups created by Lightroom will be compressed and moved to the location your specified. @Phil, Apologies for the delay in replying. The plugin compresses your existing catalogue backups rather than creating a backup itself. If you go into either the automatic or manual backup menu item you will find a field for specifying where the catalog backups created by Lightroom live. Once you set this up correctly the manual backup dialog (and I think the automatic one as well) will show you how many backups it found there, to give you some assurance the plugin configuration is OK. Next time the compress catalog backup function is executed the backups created by Lightroom will be compressed and moved to the location your specified.

]]> By: Phil http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-6874 Phil Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:18:49 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-6874 Matt, I installed the latest TPG-LR-Backup on my iMac, OSX Snow Leopard. The backup works for the LR Configuration files but appears to not backup the LR Catalogue(s). I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? The Catalogue files are in the default LR location on my hard drive. Matt, I installed the latest TPG-LR-Backup on my iMac, OSX Snow Leopard. The backup works for the LR Configuration files but appears to not backup the LR Catalogue(s). I wonder if I’m doing something wrong? The Catalogue files are in the default LR location on my hard drive.

]]> By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-5179 Matt Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:58:05 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-5179 For those using an older version of the plugin, or who have auto-update disabled, please note that a new version of TPG-LR-Backup was released earlier this week. Most of the improvements are around robustness and detection (and provide guidance for resolving) of issues with plugin configuration. Hopefully it has resolved a number of the issues discussed above! For those using an older version of the plugin, or who have auto-update disabled, please note that a new version of TPG-LR-Backup was released earlier this week. Most of the improvements are around robustness and detection (and provide guidance for resolving) of issues with plugin configuration. Hopefully it has resolved a number of the issues discussed above!

]]> By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3856 Matt Fri, 20 May 2011 11:16:10 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3856 @Brian, I'll need to look into this. The catalog detection and compression functionality are related but not identical, so it is possible that the detection code isn't quite as rigorous in checking the backup layouts are 100% as expected. If there are an opportunities for differing results I'll close them down as it is a nuisance when trying to debug issues like this. @Brian, I’ll need to look into this. The catalog detection and compression functionality are related but not identical, so it is possible that the detection code isn’t quite as rigorous in checking the backup layouts are 100% as expected. If there are an opportunities for differing results I’ll close them down as it is a nuisance when trying to debug issues like this.

]]> By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3855 Matt Fri, 20 May 2011 11:09:30 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3855 @Louie, Thanks for reporting your experiences. I'll have a look into this issue and see if I can reproduce it. @Louie, Thanks for reporting your experiences. I’ll have a look into this issue and see if I can reproduce it.

]]> By: Louie http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3844 Louie Thu, 19 May 2011 22:43:14 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3844 Matt - I just installed this plugin and ran a manual backup. I notice that the paths are not being updated in the UI even thought I have made my own selections. The browse button does take me to the folder I previously choose. LR 3.4, MacOS 10.6.7, LR Backup 1.05. I have a slightly unusual setup with my Mac "Users" on a separate disk. I use a symbolic link at /Users -> /Volumes/DataDisk/Users make this work. That hasn't caused any problems for a long time (10.1 days) but might be contributing here. Matt – I just installed this plugin and ran a manual backup. I notice that the paths are not being updated in the UI even thought I have made my own selections. The browse button does take me to the folder I previously choose. LR 3.4, MacOS 10.6.7, LR Backup 1.05.

I have a slightly unusual setup with my Mac “Users” on a separate disk. I use a symbolic link at /Users -> /Volumes/DataDisk/Users make this work. That hasn’t caused any problems for a long time (10.1 days) but might be contributing here.

]]> By: Brian http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3755 Brian Tue, 17 May 2011 18:07:54 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3755 @Matt - the backups are as created by LR by default - in the Backup Directory the backup folders are then in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd hhmm' with the backup .lrcat in each folder. As I noted above , the plugin is recognising that they are there. @Matt – the backups are as created by LR by default – in the Backup Directory the backup folders are then in the format ‘yyyy-mm-dd hhmm’ with the backup .lrcat in each folder. As I noted above , the plugin is recognising that they are there.

]]> By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3745 Matt Tue, 17 May 2011 13:56:39 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3745 @Brian, That briefly changing status indicates your backup files do not follow the standard layout. The backup folders must exist directly below the Backup Directory nominated. If there are any intervening directories it will not work as the code currently stands. I'll need to add some more error checks in that portion of the code to explain what is happening in this set of circumstances. @Brian, That briefly changing status indicates your backup files do not follow the standard layout. The backup folders must exist directly below the Backup Directory nominated. If there are any intervening directories it will not work as the code currently stands. I’ll need to add some more error checks in that portion of the code to explain what is happening in this set of circumstances.

]]> By: Matt http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3744 Matt Tue, 17 May 2011 13:46:06 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3744 @Don, You are running an older version of the plugin. The plugin has received significant updates in the past month or so and it would be advisable to try that before investing too much time with this issue. The 1-Click Configuration Backup menu option no longer exists as the whole process can be configured to automatically run at startup. @Don, You are running an older version of the plugin. The plugin has received significant updates in the past month or so and it would be advisable to try that before investing too much time with this issue. The 1-Click Configuration Backup menu option no longer exists as the whole process can be configured to automatically run at startup.

]]> By: Don http://thephotogeek.com/lightroom/lr-backup/#comment-3643 Don Sat, 14 May 2011 17:48:28 +0000 http://thephotogeek.com/?page_id=105#comment-3643 When I click on File/Plugin Extras/1-click Configuration Backup, the backup failed to run. Using LR3.4, Vista Home. The following is from the log file: Plug-in error log for plug-in at: C:\Users\Don\Documents\3rd Party Software\Lightroom\Plugins\config-backup-20090606_002\config-backup.lrplugin **** Error 1 An error occurred while attempting to run one of the plug-in’s scripts. bad argument #1 to 'pathComponents' (string expected, got nil) **** Error 2 The plug-in encountered an error when performing the menu item “&1-Click Configuration Backup”. bad argument #1 to 'pathComponents' (string expected, got nil) Thanks for the help. When I click on File/Plugin Extras/1-click Configuration Backup, the backup failed to run. Using LR3.4, Vista Home. The following is from the log file:

Plug-in error log for plug-in at: C:\Users\Don\Documents\3rd Party Software\Lightroom\Plugins\config-backup-20090606_002\config-backup.lrplugin

**** Error 1

An error occurred while attempting to run one of the plug-in’s scripts.
bad argument #1 to ‘pathComponents’ (string expected, got nil)

**** Error 2

The plug-in encountered an error when performing the menu item “&1-Click Configuration Backup”.
bad argument #1 to ‘pathComponents’ (string expected, got nil)

Thanks for the help.

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