backup failure

Fiona_9619889
Fiona_9619889 Member Posts: 3
Backup for Accounts 2017 just keeps hanging at 99%

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  • John Graetz
    John Graetz Member Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2020

    Hi Fiona.  How long is the "hanging" lasting before you apparently terminate the process?  It is not uncommon for there to be seemingly no activity happening whereas it actually is.  I regularly find that my backup is apparently hanging at 0% but if I wait long enough (can be many minutes), it eventually shows that some action is occurring and ultimately the whole process completes.

    John L G

  • Fiona_9619889
    Fiona_9619889 Member Posts: 3
    edited April 2018
    I hear you John but this is not the "normal" hang.  It just gets to 99% and that's it.
  • John Graetz
    John Graetz Member Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2020

    Where are you backing up to Fiona - a network drive or a drive on your own computer? 

    John L G

  • John Graetz
    John Graetz Member Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2020

    Fiona.  Have you had a look at this post on the forum?

    https://community.reckon.com/reckon/topics/backup-and-rebuild-hangs-at-99

    Whilst it does relate to Hosted, there may be something there that might help you.

    John L G

  • Fiona_9619889
    Fiona_9619889 Member Posts: 3
    edited April 2018
    I'm backing up locally to external drive.

  • John Graetz
    John Graetz Member Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2020

    Hi Fiona.  Have you ever tried backing up to your local drive and then copying that file to your external drive?  I know that this would potentially take longer to do, but this alternative may bring something to light about the ability to backup to the external drive.  Plus, if that works, you will be saved a lot of time and frustration against something which appears to be failing and not completing what it should be doing.

    Also, have you ever looked at the destination drive to see if the file has actually backup up?

    John L G

  • Rav
    Rav Administrator, Reckon Staff Posts: 15,305 Community Manager Community Manager
    edited August 2019


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