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-nikolaos
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

DB backup size of external ssd is different than the ssd

So I finished backing up my SSD a few hours ago and when I went to make sure that all of my files got backed up, I realised that there was a huge difference on the file size. So, while the files on m...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi -nikolaos, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

On the Backup page, is the external drive backup showing up as completed with a green tick?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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-nikolaos
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Yes. Status is Done with a green tick

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