Full Backup instead of Incremenctal

i usually set up my scheduled backup like this

FULL:
location1: /backup/%d-%m-%Y-full
location2: /mnt/backup/%d-%m-%Y-full
full > at cron time * 1-6 * * 6

INCREMENTAL:
location1: /backup/%d-%m-%Y-incremental
location2: /mnt/backup/%d-%m-%Y-incremental
incremental > at cron time * 1-6 * * 0-5

on one of my servers the incremental backup after the last full backup is always the same size as the full backup. about 1.6GB. the other incremental ones are about 40MB

you have any idea what could cause this?

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Howdy -- that can happen if the Full backup is failing for some reason, or if another Full backup is running that isn't including all the home directory data.

If you look in Backup and Restore -> Backup Logs, are the Full backups showing that they completed successfully?

i always set it to inculde all data if you mean "backup all features" with it.

but i think its something else messed up the log looks like this

Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:10 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:10 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:07 00:01 0 bytes No
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:07 00:01 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:06 01:57 58.56 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:06 01:57 58.56 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:05 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:05 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:04 01:56 58.56 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:04 01:56 58.56 MB Yes
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:03 00:00 0 bytes No
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:03 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:01 01:53 58.56 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:01 01:53 58.56 MB Yes
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:00 00:00 0 bytes No
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 22:00 00:00 0 bytes No
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:59 02:10 58.56 MB Yes
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:59 02:10 58.56 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:58 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:58 00:00 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:57 02:04 58.55 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:57 02:04 58.55 MB Yes
Local file /backup/10-06-2014-incremental hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:56 00:01 0 bytes No
/mnt/storagespace/server/10-06-2014-incremental on SSH server server.mydomain.net hosteddom.com root 10/Jun/2014 21:56 00:01 0 bytes No

this is a bit strange because i set the time to 1 to 6 o clock in the morning. can i somehow safely stop all running processes?

Hmm, is there any chance you could post a screenshot of the following two screens --

First is Backup and Restore -> Scheduled Backups.

Second is Backup and Restore -> Backup Logs.

Regarding how to safely stop running processes -- which processes is it you're hoping to stop?

Hi andreychek,

I think it was my fault, sorry. As I forgot to choose a specific minute in the complex schedule it started a new process for every minute. I think to offer such a standard option is a bit dangerous as I can hardly think of a practical use of such a setup ;)