Hello all i am having some problems deleting files from my backups using the instructions found here
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=BackupPC_DeleteFile
I have gotten the script installed and working for some dirctories like this one
backuppc@venus:~$ /var/lib/backuppc/BackupPC_deleteFile.pl -h t420s-1.solar.lan -r -n - -d 4 /f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel
[t420s-1.solar.lan][][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][]
ANTE[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
BAKS[t420s-1.solar.lan]: 8 11 12 13 14 15 16
POST[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
LOOKING AT: [t420s-1.solar.lan] [][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][] f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel
BAKS[8](0) t420s-1.solar.lan/8/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[11](1) t420s-1.solar.lan/11/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[12](1) t420s-1.solar.lan/12/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[13](1) t420s-1.solar.lan/13/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[14](1) t420s-1.solar.lan/14/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[15](3) t420s-1.solar.lan/15/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [X][-][-]
BAKS[16](3) t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [D][5][C]
[16] Adding to delete list: t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel
[16] Clear attrib file entry: t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][8](0)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][11](1)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][12](1)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][13](1)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][14](1)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][15](3)
**BACKUP: [t420s-1.solar.lan][16](3)
[t420s-1.solar.lan][16]f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel [D14][C]
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/fIntelChipset.log
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/attrib
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/fIntelControlCenter.log
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/fIntelAMT.log
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/fIntelGFX.log
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fLogs/fIntelGFXCoin.bak
rmdir fLogs
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/attrib
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fExtremeGraphics/attrib
rmdir fResource
t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fIntel/fExtremeGraphics/fCUI/attrib
rmdir fCUI
rmdir fExtremeGraphics
[t420s-1.solar.lan][16]f%2fcygdrive%2fc/attrib [-][W]
Files/directories deleted: 1(14) Files/directories copied: 0
Delete attrib set: 0 Attributes cleared: 1
Empty attrib files deleted: 0 Errors: 0
However i have not had any luck with some other dirctories like below not sure what i am doing wrong please help.
1. This one has hard links not sure what do do here maybe the -H option as i do not thing i need the metadatstore either
$/var/lib/backuppc/BackupPC_deleteFile.pl -h t420s-1.solar.lan -r -n - -d 4 /f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fProgramData
[t420s-1.solar.lan][][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][]
ANTE[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
BAKS[t420s-1.solar.lan]: 8 11 12 13 14 15 16
POST[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
[t420s-1.solar.lan][16] f%2fcygdrive%2fc/fProgramData: Directory contains hard link: /fMicrosoft/fWindows/fDeviceMetadataStore/fen-US/f63921eef-8415-4368-9201-f0df4af5778f.devicemetadata-ms ... ABORTING...
2. This one will not detect or be removed, the $RECYCLE.BIN folder which i know exists by listing it here
ls -l /var/lib/backuppc/pc/t420s-1.solar.lan/16/f%2fcygdrive%2fc/
total 460
-rw-r--r-- 2 backuppc backuppc 281 Apr 19 16:12 attrib
drwxr-x--- 5 backuppc backuppc 4096 Apr 19 13:43 f$RECYCLE.BIN
drwxr-x--- 3 backuppc backuppc 4096 Apr 19 13:44 fNVIDIA
...snip...
backuppc@venus:~$ /var/lib/backuppc/BackupPC_deleteFile.pl -h t420s-1.solar.lan -r -n - -d 4 /f%2fcygdrive%2fc/f$RECYLCE.BIN
[t420s-1.solar.lan][][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][]
ANTE[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
BAKS[t420s-1.solar.lan]: 8 11 12 13 14 15 16
POST[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
LOOKING AT: [t420s-1.solar.lan] [][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][] **NO DELETIONS ON THIS HOST**
Files/directories deleted: 0(0) Files/directories copied: 0
Delete attrib set: 0 Attributes cleared: 0
Empty attrib files deleted: 0 Errors: 0
4. Lastly not sure how to get the right syntax if the folder contains brackets
backuppc@venus:~$ /var/lib/backuppc/BackupPC_deleteFile.pl -h t420s-1.solar.lan -r -n - -d 4 /f%2fcygdrive%2fc/f$Program Files (x86)
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
backuppc@venus:~$ /var/lib/backuppc/BackupPC_deleteFile.pl -h t420s-1.solar.lan -r -n - -d 4 /f%2fcygdrive%2fc/f$ProgramData
[t420s-1.solar.lan][][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][]
ANTE[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
BAKS[t420s-1.solar.lan]: 8 11 12 13 14 15 16
POST[t420s-1.solar.lan]:
LOOKING AT: [t420s-1.solar.lan] [][8 11 12 13 14 15 16][] **NO DELETIONS ON THIS HOST**
Files/directories deleted: 0(0) Files/directories copied: 0
Delete attrib set: 0 Attributes cleared: 0
Empty attrib files deleted: 0 Errors: 0
backuppc@venus:~$
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