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Scheduled backups skipped unless the UI is open

Scheduled backups are skipped when the Duplicati window is closed or after a restart, and a paused status appears without explanation.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

6 public reports · first reported 13 August 2026 · last reported 14 August 2026

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Several Windows users report that scheduled backups run only when the management window is open and the machine is on, and never run in the background from the system tray.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

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  • The full summary.
  • The products the 6 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.