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wer:
It would be helpful if you showed us a screenshot of the File Location panel in MC Options.

Make sure the location specified is not read-only, that the account MC is running under has permission to write there.

If you manually activate the backup system, by selecting File->Library->Backup Library   or File->Library->Restore Library from the MC menu, it will display a dialog box showing you exactly where the file will be written/read.  The dialogs can remember different locations, as Rod said. Create a library backup, and then if it is successful, check the location to ensure the file is there. That will demonstrate backup creation can work properly.

Mwillems admonished you about working in a client server mode with MC.  You say "server" in your post. If you actually are running an MC server with a separate client, then the instructions I gave you above must be run using the copy of MC actually on the server, not a client on a separate PC.

MusicBringer:
"Automatic Library Backups are saved to the location set in Options."

How often does MC do this❓
How can I specify how often Automatic Library Backups are saved.
thanks,

RoderickGI:

--- Quote from: MusicBringer on February 02, 2021, 11:57:59 am ---How often does MC do this❓
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As often as it needs to. It does what it does. Check the zip file dates and times in the target location to see how often it has run on your system.


--- Quote from: MusicBringer on February 02, 2021, 11:57:59 am ---How can I specify how often Automatic Library Backups are saved.
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Set up a task using the MC Scheduler to run the MCC Command "MC27.exe /MCC 20011,1" at a time and frequency you want. That is what I have done on one of my systems.

Of course, MC must be running for an automatic or scheduled backup to run. If you want backups to run even if MC isn't running, set up a Scheduled Task in Windows, to run the same command as above. You may wish to have the task start MC, run the backup, then close MC in that case.

MusicBringer:
Thanks for this.
Had enormous trouble finding MC Scheduler, but eventually found it.
Media Scheduler is now only accessible through Media Center.
To launch it, you must go to Tree > Services & Plug-ins > Scheduler.
Now I cannot get it to work.
Tested with my normal manual Backup to verify folder location - works fine.
Also Library Backup task just sits there looking at me, doing nothing.
What settings do I specify and where,
thanks,

RoderickGI:
It could be because you are running "Media Center 27.exe" instead of "MC27.exe".
It could be because you are running a Once Off instance of the task, instead of a recurring task. I assume the time you have set is in the future, so the Once Off should work, but I haven't tried that.

I've not tried running the "Library Backup" task rather than using a "Command Line" task to achieve the same result.

Either task should show a countdown to the time it will run under the Status column in the Scheduler, as per my image. Does yours show a countdown?

Okay, I just ran a Once Off Library Backup task, and it worked fine, reporting "Finished" in the Status column once it was done. Once I set up and saved the task I could watch the countdown to execution. I checked and the backup file was there.

So I guess what is happening on the Scheduler pane for the task will be a hint as to what is happening, or not, for you.

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