# General **URL:** https://kopia.discourse.group/c/general/8.md?page=3 [Latest](https://kopia.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://kopia.discourse.group/categories.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Kopia Capabilities Pacman Post-Transaction Hook](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-capabilities-pacman-post-transaction-hook/915)
**Author:** [@mattzab](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/mattzab)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-capabilities-pacman-post-transaction-hook/915 "2022-02-26T23:03:21Z")
Hello, Problem: I like to have Kopia backup everything on /, and I don’t like having permission denied errors. Solution? Linux Capabilities! New Problem: Linux Capabilities will break upon upgrading Kopia. Solutio… --- ## [Usage Question - Syncing Repos](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/usage-question-syncing-repos/921)
**Author:** [@chromag](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/chromag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/usage-question-syncing-repos/921 "2022-02-13T03:21:21Z")
Hi all, This is mostly a best practice usage question. Background - Im using Kopia Server in a docker container that is connected to a specific filesystem repo mounted as a local volume. I’m creating nightly snapshots… --- ## [Importing old backups](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/importing-old-backups/329)
**Author:** [@jed](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/importing-old-backups/329 "2022-02-08T23:55:27Z")
I have an archive of backups going back several years. What’s the best way of importing these into Kopia so they show up alongside the snapshots that Kopia creates? Ideally, Kopia would treat each old backup as if it wer… --- ## [Missing features in the webui and in general](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/missing-features-in-the-webui-and-in-general/903)
**Author:** [@lordraiden](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/lordraiden)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/missing-features-in-the-webui-and-in-general/903 "2022-02-04T16:37:46Z")
This is what I would find useful be able to delete an specific snapshot be able to see per snaphost, per path and per repository the total space of files backed up and the real space of the file before the backup. bein… --- ## [Difference between the available splitters](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/difference-between-the-available-splitters/894)
**Author:** [@lordraiden](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/lordraiden)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/difference-between-the-available-splitters/894 "2022-02-02T19:09:51Z")
Can some explain, or where I can find and explanation of between the different splitters available? And how can I interpret this results? --- ## [Actions and notifications](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/actions-and-notifications/855)
**Author:** [@arminus](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/arminus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/actions-and-notifications/855 "2022-02-02T17:31:57Z")
I discovered Kopia today and so far, I’m impressed (I’m using restic and a variety of other backup approaches for quite some time). With restic not having a UI, I intentionally started looking at Kopia “through the UI” a… --- ## [Can't connect to insecure repository server](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/cant-connect-to-insecure-repository-server/871)
**Author:** [@jorgenman](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jorgenman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/cant-connect-to-insecure-repository-server/871 "2022-02-02T06:52:37Z")
Am I meant to be able to connect to an insecure repository server? I’m running the “selfhosters” kopia UnRAID template, which runs a server with --insecure. I’ve also repeated the problem running a test server locally a… --- ## [Kopia is using alot of GPU](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-is-using-alot-of-gpu/844)
**Author:** [@wayland](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/wayland)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-is-using-alot-of-gpu/844 "2022-01-14T18:34:02Z")
Hi, It looks like Kopia is using averaging %15 GPU (Rtx 2070) when doing backups. Is there any reason why that is the case? I am using Kopia GUI on Windows 10. thanks --- ## [Kopia UI stuck in 400 error](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-ui-stuck-in-400-error/863)
**Author:** [@arminus](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/arminus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-ui-stuck-in-400-error/863 "2022-01-14T17:54:50Z")
Not sure if this is related to this issue - my repro is slightly different: I simply disconnected from an existing repo and wanted to connect to another repo, since then, the UI is stuck in this situation and there’s no… --- ## [Repo server caching?](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/repo-server-caching/833)
**Author:** [@dragon2611](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/dragon2611)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/repo-server-caching/833 "2021-12-25T12:43:39Z")
Is the Repo server using some kind of caching for incoming snapshots, if so where is it stored? Reason I ask is because my NAS is currently backing up via the repo server and I’m seeing bursts of network usage coming in… --- ## [Documenting policy options](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/documenting-policy-options/389)
**Author:** [@smn.pgn](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/smn.pgn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/documenting-policy-options/389 "2021-12-20T12:25:40Z")
Hi, I am testing this great tool for the first time and I have a couple of doubts/remarks: Do the options --snapshot-time and --snapshot-interval automatically schedule backup jobs? If so, is there an option to set th… --- ## [Spoof snapshot create source](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/spoof-snapshot-create-source/748)
**Author:** [@saviodsouza](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/saviodsouza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/spoof-snapshot-create-source/748 "2021-11-20T18:47:39Z")
Hello, I am not really sure if I had come accross a post here in the forum or GitHub issues about spoofing kopia snapshot create source. By spoofing snapshot create I mean for example if I create a snapshot with kopia … --- ## [Backward Compatibility of Kopia 0.9](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backward-compatibility-of-kopia-0-9/734)
**Author:** [@draghuram](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/draghuram)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/backward-compatibility-of-kopia-0-9/734 "2021-11-10T13:50:05Z")
Hi, We are currently using Kopia 0.7.3 and would like to upgrade to the latest version (0.9.5). I see that there have been changes in repository format and there are instructions on how to upgrade old repo format to the… --- ## [Deduplication and compression](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/deduplication-and-compression/714)
**Author:** [@koala](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/koala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/deduplication-and-compression/714 "2021-11-03T23:23:02Z")
Hello everybody, I was a little confused, that the compression setting is not specified for the whole repository, but can be specified by path. I’m wondering now if deduplication still works when backing up paths with … --- ## [DESIGN: Logging policies](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/design-logging-policies/707)
**Author:** [@jkowalski](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/jkowalski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/design-logging-policies/707 "2021-10-28T04:44:30Z")
Please see the proposed design of logging policies and leave your feedback on GitHub: --- ## [Safety of data and passwords with local backups](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/safety-of-data-and-passwords-with-local-backups/692)
**Author:** [@Mentosa](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Mentosa)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/safety-of-data-and-passwords-with-local-backups/692 "2021-10-23T13:18:24Z")
Hi, I want to backup encrypted data (file-based with cryptfs) locally on a harddisk. Therefore I take the decrypted files out of a virtual cryptfs-drive and encrypt them again in the backup. Is Kopia suitable for that? … --- ## [Downloading specific version of kopia](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/downloading-specific-version-of-kopia/616)
**Author:** [@pkumarn](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/pkumarn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/downloading-specific-version-of-kopia/616 "2021-10-20T21:53:32Z")
Hi, Is there a way to download a specific version of kopia? Currently i am installing as mentioned below. curl -s https://kopia.io/signing-key | apt-key add - echo "deb http://packages.kopia.io/apt/ stable main" | tee… --- ## [Version to version backup structure changes](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/version-to-version-backup-structure-changes/678)
**Author:** [@kwag](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kwag)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/version-to-version-backup-structure-changes/678 "2021-10-16T01:15:39Z")
Hi, Will there be more structure changes with future versions Kopia? Or are the backup structures now frozen? I mean, will there be a need to migrate data on future versions of Kopia, or is that now frozen and no chan… --- ## [Slow connection, big files](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/slow-connection-big-files/302)
**Author:** [@din](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/din)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/slow-connection-big-files/302 "2021-10-14T05:19:45Z")
Hi, I’m considering using Kopia for my personnal data stored on a laptop. It seems very promising :slight\_smile: The initial upload will take months considering my upload bandwidth. Is there a safe way to start uploadi… --- ## [Kopia-UI on Windows shows empty params on Repository Tab](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-ui-on-windows-shows-empty-params-on-repository-tab/655)
**Author:** [@slack](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/slack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-ui-on-windows-shows-empty-params-on-repository-tab/655 "2021-09-29T16:28:46Z")
Hi the tab “Repository” shows empty fields exept “Internal Compression” when I connect to an Kopia Rest API server. --- ## [Reduce Memory consumption](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/reduce-memory-consumption/646)
**Author:** [@slack](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/slack)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/reduce-memory-consumption/646 "2021-09-26T04:58:41Z")
Hi, thank you for this great software! It works very well for me with to-disk and to-s3 with hundreds of gigabytes. Is it possible to reduce the memory consumption while sleeping/waiting? I’m running always the last r… --- ## [Kopia with azure](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-with-azure/621)
**Author:** [@pkumarn](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/pkumarn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/kopia-with-azure/621 "2021-09-09T10:07:34Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a repo on auzre as follows but seeing the below error kopia repository create azure --container=prashanth-container --storage-account=automation --storage-key=“xxxx value” kopia: error: can'… --- ## [Does kopia repository create response come on stderr?](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/does-kopia-repository-create-response-come-on-stderr/605)
**Author:** [@pkumarn](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/pkumarn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/does-kopia-repository-create-response-come-on-stderr/605 "2021-09-02T00:23:52Z")
Hi, I was trying to run kopia repository create using os/exec Start() command, and i see that stdout prints only the global policy and stderr prints the “Initializing repository …” message. Is this the correct behaviour… --- ## [Understanding global retention policies](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/understanding-global-retention-policies/564)
**Author:** [@pkumarn](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/pkumarn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/understanding-global-retention-policies/564 "2021-07-30T10:03:30Z")
Hi, When we create a repo, I see the following policies are applied Retention: Annual snapshots: 3 (default) Monthly snapshots: 24 (default) Weekly snapshots: 4 (default) D… --- ## [Questions about multiple repositories and tags](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/questions-about-multiple-repositories-and-tags/519)
**Author:** [@hells](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/hells)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/questions-about-multiple-repositories-and-tags/519 "2021-07-11T20:46:50Z")
Hello! Found Kopia a few days ago and it’s been great! Thanks for this wonderful software. Really fits with how my brain works and I love how policies are built in. So coming from restic, I have some questions about usi… --- ## [Local Repo + Remote?](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/local-repo-remote/521)
**Author:** [@chromag](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/chromag)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/local-repo-remote/521 "2021-07-11T18:46:19Z")
This is really mostly an architecture or best practices question. I have a Kopia Server set up on my TrueNAS Scale box in a Docker container and all is well so far in my initial testing. I have it set up with a local r… --- ## [How do I verify compression](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-verify-compression/516)
**Author:** [@bk55](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/bk55)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/how-do-i-verify-compression/516 "2021-07-09T18:20:38Z")
I am new to Kopia and trying to understand the compression feature. I created a snapshot of a folder with default settings then changed the policy to use compression. Took the snapshot again but I don’t see any differen… --- ## [My benchmark of kopia and bupstash](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/my-benchmark-of-kopia-and-bupstash/502)
**Author:** [@nh2](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/nh2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/my-benchmark-of-kopia-and-bupstash/502 "2021-07-02T14:16:34Z")
I recently benchmarked current versions of kopia and bupstash for various scenarios to evaluate these tools. Report: GitHub - nh2/bupstash-kopia-comparison: Evaluation benchmarks of backup tools bupstash and kopiia I w… --- ## [Changing repository type](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/changing-repository-type/486)
**Author:** [@nmstoker](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/nmstoker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/changing-repository-type/486 "2021-06-12T14:19:55Z")
Hello, I’m interested to start using kopia and wanted to see if a particular scenario was feasible (sorry it’s perhaps obvious to those already using kopia but I wasn’t sure from what I’ve gleaned from the documentation… --- ## [De-dupe files across users of kopia](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/de-dupe-files-across-users-of-kopia/480)
**Author:** [@foxit](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/foxit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/de-dupe-files-across-users-of-kopia/480 "2021-06-11T18:29:24Z")
Obviously it supports De-dupe per user but doesn’t extend further than that? For instance we have multiple computers that many of the same photos. However each photo directory is not identical per computer. Is it possib… [Previous page](https://kopia.discourse.group/c/general/8.md?page=2) [Next page](https://kopia.discourse.group/c/general/8.md?page=4)