Repository damaged after accidentally deleting data files

cdhowie · April 24, 2019, 2:42am

This issue is documented on the forum and on github.

github.com/restic/restic

self-update doesn't work on Windows

opened 03:44PM - 23 Apr 19 UTC

closed 07:55PM - 09 Apr 22 UTC

cfbao

type: bug help: wanted platform: windows

Output of `restic version` -------------------------- restic 0.9.4 compiled wi…th go1.11.4 on windows/amd64 How did you run restic exactly? ------------------------------- ``` >>> restic self-update writing restic to C:\<...>\restic\restic.exe find latest release of restic at GitHub latest version is 0.9.5 download SHA256SUMS download SHA256SUMS.asc GPG signature verification succeeded download restic_0.9.5_windows_amd64.zip downloaded restic_0.9.5_windows_amd64.zip Fatal: unable to update restic: unable to remove target file: remove C:\<...>\restic\restic.exe: Access is denied. ``` What backend/server/service did you use to store the repository? ---------------------------------------------------------------- N/A Expected behavior ----------------- Update the binary. Actual behavior --------------- restic unable to update itself. Steps to reproduce the behavior ------------------------------- Run `restic self-update` on Windows. Do you have any idea what may have caused this? ----------------------------------------------- Windows doesn't allow write access to a running executable. Do you have an idea how to solve the issue? ------------------------------------------- Just an idea: * Download the new binary * Rename its old self to `<original-path/name>-old` (or move to `$TMP/<original-name>`) * Move and rename the new binary to `<original-path/name>` * Automatically launch the new binary then exit * The new binary automatically cleans up the old version then exits Did restic help you or made you happy in any way? ------------------------------------------------- Absolutely. Having efficient, regular, and secure backups is awesome.