Colon in remote cloud backup breaks most filesystems #392

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opened 2026-04-05 20:27:29 +02:00 by MrUnknownDE · 0 comments
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Originally created by @nrepian on 6/1/2023

CloudPanel version(s) affected

2.2.2

Description

The current backup schema uploads remote backups to a directory as follows:

backups/01-06-2023/02:00/home/site

The colon : in the path causes a lot of problems with 3rd party backup software as it can't read this in most file systems. I'm having problems accessing backups on both my Windows and Linux backup servers.

I feel this is more of a bug report than a suggested feature, as it is an issue that breaks the intended backup feature for most people. Colons should be avoided in paths. Please consider changing the path to a timestamp in the format 02.00 or 0200.

How to reproduce

Create any cloud backup, as the colon is used by default.

Possible Solution

Colons should be avoided in paths. Please consider changing the path to a timestamp in the format 02.00 or 0200.

Additional Context

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*Originally created by @nrepian on 6/1/2023* ### CloudPanel version(s) affected 2.2.2 ### Description The current backup schema uploads remote backups to a directory as follows: backups/01-06-2023/02:00/home/site The colon **:** in the path causes a lot of problems with 3rd party backup software as it can't read this in most file systems. I'm having problems accessing backups on both my Windows and Linux backup servers. I feel this is more of a bug report than a suggested feature, as it is an issue that breaks the intended backup feature for most people. Colons should be avoided in paths. Please consider changing the path to a timestamp in the format 02.00 or 0200. ### How to reproduce Create any cloud backup, as the colon is used by default. ### Possible Solution Colons should be avoided in paths. Please consider changing the path to a timestamp in the format 02.00 or 0200. ### Additional Context _No response_
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