HI, anyone else having an issue on Windows 11 where the app continuously restarts? The first screen I get is that the game list has been updated. Then I get a message that the game list could not be downloaded if I choose yes or no, the results are the same A few seconds after the main window opens, I get a new screen that says all missing files were successfully downloaded. EZ auto backup will not restart.
This just goes on forever. I have removed the directory and redownloaded the software multiple times. I have made sure the directory and the files are excluded from the antivirus. I think the problem has to do with a gfx.zip file but I am not 100% sure
hi it should be fixed now i forgot to include the missing bg image in the zip :) next time you can post it on discord then i can fix it faster since i don't always check nexus
windows thinks every slightly unknown piece of software that can modify files on your computer is a virus. if you found the file on a reputable site, just ignore windows.
This tool is truly remarkable and deserves more recognition.
I used it to play Dark Souls Remastered and now I have numerous saves positioned right before boss fights, ready for replay. I guess with a very large amount of auto backup, it can also be used as a practice tool for speedrunners.
By backing everything up directly to GoogleDrive, I'm also completely confident that I won’t lose any progress in my games.
I do have a question however: When I rename an autobackup file; perhaps because it's saved at a compelling moment like right before a boss fight; will this renamed save be preserved and not overwritten by future autobackups?
Thank you so much for your hard work. This tool is well thought out.
Thank you very much for the positive feedback! If you rename an auto backup file the backup will remain and won't be auto replaced. It only affects auto backup file names so you can do that :)
If you have suggestions to improve the tool feel free to join the Discord and make a suggestions or bug report posts :)
I can only backup entire folder... I tried to select excluded files, save changes, update profile, still not working as I expect. Don't know what went wrong, any chance to make a tutorial setting video?
I have been using this with No Rest for the Wicked but I've run into two issues. One is that sometimes EZAB will throw up an error message while I'm playing saying that the filename has invalid characters. Most of the time auto backups work fine, but this error message still pops up regularly and takes focus away from the game. The second issue is that restoring a backup will add the save files into a nested copy of the save folder, so the backup files that should go into DataStore instead go into DataStore/Datastore. I know EZAB is backing up the right files because only the DataStore folder gets backed up, it's just the restore feature that doesn't behave as expected. Thank you!
the save folder is pointed at ...\DataStore right? and you don't have any other backup options in the game list checked, and using the current 3.5.4b version
Since my last post I noticed that not every save is improperly restored as a nested folder, only some saves. Here's a gif where the first backup is restored properly and the second one isn't:
Auto backups don't work for me, they throw up the error messages I described in my first comment. Manual backups work fine for me. My last comment was mainly about the restore not working, which was a separate problem from auto backups not working for me, sorry if that wasn't clear. The gif shows me restoring two manual backups, one of which properly replaces the existing save files and the other one which dumps the save files into a newly created Datastore folder.
i've tried and it restored correctly, maybe it was a bug tho i can't remember fixing that kind of issue 🤔. the new version ea is currently on patreon and will be rlsed next week
I realized why only some backups were being restored improperly: if I gave my manual backup a custom name, it would do the improper behavior I describe in my first post. Leaving the name as-is allows the backup to restore properly.
I'm also getting this error message when I try to use auto backups with Elden Ring, just like I did in No Rest for the Wicked:
I can make manual backups without any problems, it's just auto backups that does this. If it were a problem with folder names or locations, wouldn't it affect both auto and manual backups? And I remember with Wicked, auto backups seemed to work most of the time and only occasionally gave this message. I don't get it lol. This is on the latest public version of EZAB, btw. I still get a lot of use out of the manual backup feature, so thank you.
Uhh there's over 100 games in the list and I have to delete them one at a time with a confirmation for each deletion. I'd like to get auto backups working but not that much, sorry lol
Alright, I did that but I'm getting the same "Backup couldn't be created!" error message. I deleted all the lines before END in GAME.erab except for the games I'm playing, and my local game list only shows those games
hm ok i'm not sure but usually its that the profile type doesnt match the game list anymore sonu have to update the profile in the game list again, but since u dont see the yellow ! icon its not this case either and another bug in the "force single save file backup" which was fixed in 3.5.5b. its difficult to debug this way, since elden ring worked fine for me.
almost love this thing. but once i started to play dying light 2 long enough, i experience stutter when turning about...i hope it is lighter and not to heavy on game. especially dying light 2. when i disable and close the program all my stutter goes away..if you could make a lighter version...
do they appear when the backups were created? maybe its cause by the 7z compression, i dont know how big the daves are but the bigger the more stutter would be my guess like in zomboid.
you can also try diffrent backup locations on a diffrent hdd than the game
yes. when the sound started. i kinda like the sound because it tells me to not worry because progress has been save but when the sound starts, each time i move forward and move the mouse to left and right it stutters. i need to restart ezab for the game to be normal again. i played dead island two and have no issue i guess dying light 2 is a massive game full of weird script or something..im thankful for your app. but right now i cant use it for DL2.
I've been trying to use this but it keeps hijacking my space bar in BG3 which is extremely annoying. I disabled the hotkeys but that didn't offer any solution to my problem.
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The first screen I get is that the game list has been updated.
Then I get a message that the game list could not be downloaded if I choose yes or no, the results are the same
A few seconds after the main window opens, I get a new screen that says all missing files were successfully downloaded. EZ auto backup will not restart.
This just goes on forever.
I have removed the directory and redownloaded the software multiple times.
I have made sure the directory and the files are excluded from the antivirus.
I think the problem has to do with a gfx.zip file but I am not 100% sure
next time you can post it on discord then i can fix it faster since i don't always check nexus
I used it to play Dark Souls Remastered and now I have numerous saves positioned right before boss fights, ready for replay.
I guess with a very large amount of auto backup, it can also be used as a practice tool for speedrunners.
By backing everything up directly to GoogleDrive, I'm also completely confident that I won’t lose any progress in my games.
I do have a question however:
When I rename an autobackup file; perhaps because it's saved at a compelling moment like right before a boss fight; will this renamed save be preserved and not overwritten by future autobackups?
Thank you so much for your hard work. This tool is well thought out.
If you rename an auto backup file the backup will remain and won't be auto replaced. It only affects auto backup file names so you can do that :)
If you have suggestions to improve the tool feel free to join the Discord and make a suggestions or bug report posts :)
Don't know what went wrong, any chance to make a tutorial setting video?
Since my last post I noticed that not every save is improperly restored as a nested folder, only some saves. Here's a gif where the first backup is restored properly and the second one isn't:
The weird thing is that both backups have the same file structure. I've uploaded the two backups in case you want to take a look anyway: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sO-oR6Q_YQ6EnD4Rqu07m8ulxrS2WuSJ/view?usp=drive_link
Was it a auto or manual backup, which isnt working?
ok shouldn't matterEdit: Saw your edit too late lol
I can make manual backups without any problems, it's just auto backups that does this. If it were a problem with folder names or locations, wouldn't it affect both auto and manual backups? And I remember with Wicked, auto backups seemed to work most of the time and only occasionally gave this message. I don't get it lol. This is on the latest public version of EZAB, btw. I still get a lot of use out of the manual backup feature, so thank you.
how do i manually save?
edit:nvm...its in hotkey settings..
you can also try diffrent backup locations on a diffrent hdd than the game
edit:
because it should be fixed, it caused by the ezab addon for no rest for the wicked, which was hardcoded after compiling.
Thank you
edit : Yes
basically it's compatible with anything if you set up the folders and backup method correctly