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Backup Zip Is Not Created?? However a blank file with 0kb is created but the file type is file??
January 5, 2012
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Backup Zip Is Not Created?? However a blank file with 0kb is created but the file type is file??

I do not know why this is can any one help??

I have created a wordpress site on using Microsoft Webmatrix and I a now trying to mopre it to my Live host.

Below is what isdisplayed staing that the backup is comple:

Initializing backup...

Backup C:/Users/markharkin/Documents/My Web Sites/WordPress1/administrator/backups/backup_2012-01-05_16-07_localhost:37867-sql-nodrop.tar created, we may continue!

Database backup...

[wordpress2] 15 tables (2.32 MB) 

Filesystem backup...

Scanning files system... done! (Estimated size:81.57MB) in 3733 files 
Processing Files: 100% (3733 files) 

Backup Name: backup_2012-01-05_16-07_localhost:37867-sql-nodrop.tar 

Backup Size: 82.96MB 

Backup completed!

 

ANY HELP WITH THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED 

January 5, 2012
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Hi Mark, the backup type is .tar and can be easily exctracted with an archive client like 7-Zip. From what i see above, the backup file is 82.96 and it seems you have a complete backup there.

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I have tried t use 7-zip but it does not work. Below is a screen dump of file in the folder.

Image of the downloaded backupImage Enlarger

As you can see it is not a
proper folder or file? Do you have any suggestions why?

 

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January 6, 2012
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That looks indeed pretty weird, how much disk space do you have available on your localhost site?

 

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