What does safeBackup do - or what triggers it?

[gunner007cd]

Pretty much the title. I have OneDrive personal running in a docker and it's been running fine through the years before updates. However, recently, there's one file that its been creating FileName-safeBackup-001.dat and has been creating them every time the file has changed. Now there's about 100 safeBackup files in there. Even if I delete them all and delete the original file and upload the new one, the docker will synchronize and then about 5 minutes later, will create another safeBackup.dat file.

Is there something wrong with the configuration or a way to suppress the creation of files?

[abraunegg]

@gunner007cd

What does safeBackup do

It backs up your file as it has changed outside the recorded online|local changes, outside of the normal sync process, normal use of the client.

or what triggers it?

Firstly, ask yourself how are you using the client:

1. Are you always using --resync which is the main contributor here to performing a safe backup of your data. If this is the case - stop using --resync unless the client actually tells you to use it.
2. Enable verbose logging with --verbose to gain insight as to when these files are being created

Using the verbose logs, please read the documentation: https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/client-architecture.md to help you understand why they are being created.

Look at all the sequence diagrams where data loss prevention is being flagged.

Is there something wrong with the configuration or a way to suppress the creation of files?

Look at your usage first, it is odd that the client is constantly doing this for one particular file.

If you want to bypass data preservation, this is possible, but this should be a last resort item:

https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive/blob/master/docs/application-config-options.md#bypass_data_preservation

Please read all the documentation.

[abraunegg]

So your configuration is at odds with your experience and when the files are being created.

If they are being created ever 5 mins - then you potentially have 2 onedrive processes maybe hitting the same data and causing a conflict .. unless your local filesystem is triggering an inotify event for file changed, and the backup occuring that way - however the issue here is safe backup is used when pulling down content from online, and then the conflict occurs.

I would be looking at seeing if you have any duplicate processes or containers running with the default configuration somehow

[gunner007cd]

Hmm. I have the Onedrive Windows client installed on my desktop only. However, now that I think about it - it's related to a quicken file that's in OneDrive. Is it possible I'm just running into a random scenario where it's log file just so happens to be open during the monitor interval?

[abraunegg]

Enabling verbose logging and/or sending the logging to a separate file for post analysis is the best advice I can give you. You can then corelate the file name with the relevant path and or your activity at that point identified by the timestamp.

[gunner007cd]

Yup have it enabled now - will follow up if I see it crop up again - thank you for your assistance!

[gunner007cd]

It was what I expected, it's happening if that specific program just happens to be open at the time they monitor interval goes off. I think I understand it now. Thank you.