diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index 55866306c..bad55708c 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -40,18 +40,21 @@ looks like this: :: $ restic check - Create exclusive lock for repository - Load indexes - Check all packs + create exclusive lock for repository + load indexes + check all packs pack 819a9a52e4f51230afa89aefbf90df37fb70996337ae57e6f7a822959206a85e: not referenced in any index pack de299e69fb075354a3775b6b045d152387201f1cdc229c31d1caa34c3b340141: not referenced in any index - Check snapshots, trees and blobs - Fatal: repository contains errors + 2 additional files were found in the repo, which likely contain duplicate data. + You can run `restic prune` to correct this. + check snapshots, trees and blobs + [0:00] 100.00% 16 / 16 snapshots + no errors were found The message means that there is more data stored in the repo than -strictly necessary. With high probability this is duplicate data. In -order to clean it up, the command ``restic prune`` can be used. The -cause of this bug is not yet known. +strictly necessary. This is uncritical. With high probability this is duplicate data +caused by an interrupted backup run or upload operation. In +order to clean it up, the command ``restic prune`` can be used. I ran a ``restic`` command but it is not working as intended, what do I do now? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -224,4 +227,4 @@ Restic backup command fails to find a valid file in Windows ----------------------------------------------------------- If the name of a file in Windows contains an invalid character, Restic will not be -able to read the file. To solve this issue, consider renaming the particular file. +able to read the file. To solve this issue, consider renaming the particular file.