Destination folder not created and no error in the log file!

Posts: 23 · untroll 26 Mar 2021, 12:35

Hello,

I configured a batch file which includes 2 variables in the destination path. The error log contains a warning but no file were copied (it should trigger an error!). Here's the warning :

23:00:04     Warning:     The following folders do not yet exist:

\\TVS471\access\Backup\Quotidien\Thu\23h00

The folders are created automatically when needed.

Also, there is no detail about the files that were not copied.

The destination folder in my batch configuration file is :

\\TVS471\access\Backup\Quotidien\%WeekDayName%\%Hour%h00\

Before the backup, "\\TVS471\access\Backup\Quotidien\Thu\" already exists but not the "23h00" folder. And the folder has not been automatically created.

Could you please help and fix this?

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 26 Mar 2021, 14:07

What if you create that folder manually, will it copy the data into it?

Posts: 23 · untroll 27 Mar 2021, 17:59

Yes it works manually!

If I create the folder and I run the backup again, it will backup the files inside...

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 27 Mar 2021, 18:37

I would wager that FFS is not to blame. Are you on the most recent version? What is hosting the NAS?

Posts: 7210 · Zenju 27 Mar 2021, 19:13

If there are no files to copy, FFS skips the folder pair. Consequently, the target folder will not be created. This could be changed, but there is little value with creating an empty folder.

Posts: 4055 · xCSxXenon 27 Mar 2021, 19:47

Sounds like there are files in the folder though

Posts: 23 · untroll 29 Mar 2021, 12:34

Sorry everyone,

My bug was caused by a filter which excluded every files in the destination folder. Eveything is working fine now!

Shame on me!