FAQs

Q: My backup is empty!

No, it’s not. With Mercurial and Git, the entire repository is stored in the .hg and .git subirectories respectively, which may be hidden. You can clone the repository to see that the files are really there, if it makes you feel better.

Alternately, you can specify the --update command-line option. Then you’ll see your working files. The working files that you see are just the latest version of your project, but rest assured the script is backing up your whole repository, including all history. That’s located in the .hg subdirectory for Mercurial, and the .git directory for Git.

Q: Scheduled backups don’t work.

Make sure you are running the backup under the same user account you were using when you entered your password for KilnAuth.

Q: What platforms does this run on?

I have tested it on Mac OS X 10.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 10.

Q: Can I back up repositories with non-ASCII names?

It should work. On Windows, non-ASCII characters in the repository name will be replaced with equivalent XML character references. On Unix/Mac, non-ASCII names will be used as-is.