PKGBackup data doesn't exist?

[snowtrooper1966]

Weird...
Been using this for over a year.
Went to do my regular backup since I was going to connect to iTunes, and I get this error message:

But then selecting the Yes button above, get this:

Clearly showing previous backup data....
WTH?
Didn't want to select one of the old ones to backup to (say the 2011-07-14 @ 12:58:06) if one part of the app says there are no backups, but another is.

 

[Europa]

Have you tried reinstalling the app and then syncing with iTunes?

 

[snowtrooper1966]

Ahh, u take such good care of us Europa!
Am I tripping, or does it seem PKGBackup is corrupt?
I prefer to backup before connecting to iTunes, in case I get a JB crash/lockup.
Should I just try reinstalling through Cydia?

 

[Kadelic]

Are you backing up to contacts or to dropbox?
Edit: nevermind, I see that it's to contacts.

 

[snowtrooper1966]

Not using dropbox....
I thought the latest incarnation(s) of PKGBackup no longer backed up to contacts.
When I first started using it 18 months ago, it would generate a new contact link.
The past 8 months, just tells me to connect to iTunes to save the backup, IIRC.

 

[Kadelic]

The current version still offers the option to backup either to addressbook or dropbox. Having experienced problems with corrupted addressbook data in the past, I switched to dropbox and have had no troubles backing up or restoring. I recommend using dropbox.

 

[snowtrooper1966]

I tried dropbox. Was having issues, Can't remember specifics, as it was many moons ago....

 

[snowtrooper1966]

Still having same problem.
Will try uninstalling, sync w/iTunes and reinstall.
Hope I don't lose past backups....

 

[snowtrooper1966]

I'm lost.
Tried as Europa suggested.
Even reinstalled dropbox and switched that on in PKGBackup, no luck.
No matter what I do, app is not seeing Cydia packages.
Here's a few screenies of the "available backups" page, accessed through the prompt saying there is no backup data:


Clearly showing 2 backups with multiple dates....

 

[flightmedic]

I had this same issue.

Make sure that you have scan at startup checked. That fixed it for me.

Jim

 

[offroadhunter]

I had this same issue.

Make sure that you have scan at startup checked. That fixed it for me.

Jim

I had the same issue as Snow and your suggestion worked perfectly.. thankfully because my phone crashed just the other day and had to do it the old fashioned way. ty!

 

[snowtrooper1966]

Golden, flight medic!
Thanks a ton.

 

[snurblet]

So did flightmedic's suggestion work, snowy?

 

[snowtrooper1966]

Was gonna slam u for calling me snowy, but saw I didn't get flightmedic's userid right above either, so everyone gets a pass, once;-)
Worked like a charm.
I actually thought of that, noticed it seemed to be scanning on startup already, even tho it was not checked in the settings.....