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latest build A14 feb 2024
unsecure outdated unsupported p4a5g device

I formated a stick from within gOS, made a seedvault backup. But now that I insert the stick in a linux machine, it's not detected, I can mount it, properties retrieve its storage size and type vfat, but no elements are displayed in the filebrowser. So I eject and plug it in another windows machine, this time windows10 can see it (fat32) with the .SeedvaultAndroidBackup folder but I can't copy it to the windows internal storage, and properties say that the seedvault folder = 0 Bytes...

Can someone reproduce ?

EDIT : or does seedvault screw up the whole stick by encrypting the backup ? And the backup can only live on that stick afterwards, until next import?

    Also, despite having re-formated the stick within gOS, each time I replug it, seedvault launches a backup/notification. I tried Settings > System > Backup > to untoggle the Automatic Restore, but it doesn't care.
    So either some blocks are written for life by seedvault and resisting to formattings, either each time I connect the stick (any stick?) seedvault senses it and start screwing it ?

    solved :

    • general : needed to switch seedvault settings to aim at backing up to the phone internals, and then it stopped sensing the stick at each new plug
    • p4a5g : apparently the way it formats sticks doesn't suit debian 2020 distros, had to reformat with $ sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX from within the computer

      graphenediscoverer4 I might have but I'm not sure what happened its been a while . I gave up on seedvault , might try again .

        Skyway the only way to reliably delete them is by reformating the drive.

        This is not the case. File explorers will show the seedvault directories if you set them to show hidden files. You can then delete them from the drive.

            Carlos-Anso At least my dolphin (linux computerr) 2020 wasn't able to see anything from the stick. Windows file explorer could see the hidden folder and some trash-generated folder by the stick I guess, but wasn't able to dive in / copy it / measure its size.

            Maybe it's accessible from the android device, I didn't try

                Carlos-Anso maybe it has changed but when I tried to delete the backup it created a trash folder in the drive and moved the backup to the trash folder . the used space of the drive never changed .

                  graphenediscoverer4
                  It's not a bug – it's a feature!
                  Seedvault isn't bug-free, but it his the concept to make backups from your phone directly to the stick (or card reader with an SD card in its slot).
                  And also the other way – restore your data back to the phone – should be done directly.

                  If Seedvault worked really well, it would be excellent.
                  Unfortunately, not everything is backed up reliably and I think it's a disgrace that you need new keys for every backup and a pen and paper to write down the password every time!
                  That's why I no longer use this rubbish software and hope that it will soon disappear from GOS.