Just a reminder to Backup & Sync users: Check the status DAILY. On my own computer, while it is usually working, I have noticed that it trips back offline about every 3 or 4 days.
UPDATE
We can disregard what I originally posted about a clean install being a good fix.. obviously not as mine is still affected.
- One suggestion noted above to simply turn protection off and turn it back on does work, for a few days.
- A reboot of the computer (Which essentially does the same thing as the above) does the same.
Just keep an eye on it to make sure you files are currently backed up, and I have word from Webroot that they are working on the issue.
I've been checking mine (Beta and Release) every day (including toggling the switches on and off) and dropping test files in every couple of days to ensure synchronization. So far so good.
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I've been checking mine every day and dropping test files in every couple of days to ensure synchronization. So far so good.
As long as both 'sliders' are showing green, you are good to go. If it looks like THIS though, you are not currently backing up.
Even after correcting it by shutting down and restarting protection, or rebooting, DOUBLE CHECK after 20 minutes to make sure it is still active. My image above was JUST taken, and I had just re-started it 20 minutes ago....
Hi I am also checking my Backup & Sync everyday. 😉 So far so good!
Very, very scarily...whilst I was checking the status of my Backup & Sync installation I actually saw, yes, saw the Backup slider move to RED...I was not using the mouse, in fact I was not touching the keyboard either and it just...well, slid. So caught redhanded being naughty!
Am just experimenting with the recovery options and hoping that it will not require an unistall/reinstall, etc.
EDIT: No. 1 worked for me and the slider was back at ON and no need to log in again.
Regards, Baldrick
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Go back into Backup & Sync and just mouse over the sliders. Do not use the keyboard and do not click mouse buttons. Let me know if anything odd happens.
Thanks
Hi David, no nothing odd or out of the ordinary as far as i can see.
Regards, Baldrick
Baldrick,
Thank you... Good. I wish I was able to say the same. I had some VERY odd behavior shortly after my post above with the image in it.
Mouse-over turned the sliders from green to red. Clicking them manually re-enabled them, but I had to be careful doing it as mouse-over slid them back to red. After a couple rounds of that I received an error regarding unable to connect and check my proxy, but sadly I failed to screen shot that.
After that error it brought me to a sign in screen for Backup&Sync. I ignored it and clicked the back button at the upper left. That brought me back to where I started. Still signed in, able to click the sliders back to green and a mouse-over sliding them back to red.
I rebooted the computer. Once it was up all the way, I went back to Backup & Sync and the exact same behavior repeated.
This time I when recieved the error, I did go ahead and sign back in. After that the sliders remain green and no futher errors.
If I can get it to do that behavior again ,I will be turning on a screen shot program that has video ability to record the issue.
Is there any further update on this issue I've just had this happen on 2 of my Pcs and on trying to reset the sliders I got the error box below pop up, a reboot seems to have fixed it.
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Give a full clean install of WSA a try. That is not a 100% fix, but it might help.
Please note: since the issue was reported, and some work done by Webroot on the issue, I have not had this happen for the last 2 or 3 months. Mine has been 100% stable. I cannot promise that a clean install will fix it for you, but at this point it seems to be doing the trick for me.
:)
? Thanks it's the first time I've seen it happen, I'll keep an eye on it and try a fresh install on both machines if it happens again.;)
I've had this problem too and, unfortunately, It still continues to happen periodically. Just noticed it off this morning. Restarting Webroot seems to have worked for now. Have done a couple of clean installs but it still happens for me from time to time. :S
Great to see you ?! It's been a while. Hope everything is well with you and yours. :)
bd
I haven't heard any update on this bug, but I'll check again.
A clean re-install does not correct this problem. When can we expect resolution? Changing the startup of the Windows security service from Delayed to Auto does not fix this either. Webroot needs to devote more resources to this problem.
I have made the product team aware of the issue, but I don't have an ETA from them on a fix unfortunately.
Hmm, I had this problem a few years ago. I thought they fixed it. I haven't had any problems with B & S in the last few years. 😃
This happened to me once and I did a clean reinstall and I haven't had this happen in ages now. I thought this was fixed also!
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This happened to me once and I did a clean reinstall and I haven't had this happen in ages now. I thought this was fixed also!
When this happened to me Support took control of my computer. I also had Support on the phone. After about an hour they stated the problem is not on my end it was on their end. It took 1 or 2 days and the problem was fixed. I haven't had a problem since. (Knock on wood. lol)
Hi ProTruckDriver!
Well I happen to catch mine turned off and was surprised that it was happening to me. But I think David said something about how it happened to him and so he reinstalled Webroot. So when I couldn't keep it on I said no way..I am going to do a reinstall and it hasn't happened since. So I am so surprised that this is still happening to some? So Support would be the best way to go for others I think. Since it's Cloud related?
Hi Dave, Hi Sherry
Have tried in vain to reproduce this by over here Backup & Sync appears to be rock solid...wondering if it is an environmental thing specific to the system the the WSA is running on...in which case an uninstall/clean reinstall is most probablny the bets option.
Let us know how that goes as I for one am interested in this and am keeping a weather eye on the Backup & Sync feature...;)
Regards, Baldrick
Hi everyone.
Well my B & S turned off again today. The sliders are both off and when I try to enable the
Backup slider I get the following error code;
And when I try to enable the
Sync slider I get the following error code;
I am going to do an uninstall/clean install and see if it helps. I'll let you know what happens.
Also, ?. I just noticed your "Gold VIP" rank. I have not been around as much as I'd like and must have missed that announcement. Congratulations on achieving this much deserved milestone. Your excellent, textbook replies have, and will continue to be great examples for the rest of us to follow. I really appreciate your contributions to this community. Thank you.
bd
Hi BurnDaddy,
Gee sorry this is still not fixed? Do let us know if the clean reinstall works for you.
Thanks!
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Hi BurnDaddy,
Gee sorry this is still not fixed? Do let us know if the clean reinstall works for you.
Thanks!
Thanks
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I think Baldrick may be onto something as far as this being an environmental thing specific to the system WSA is running on. I'm wondering if this is more likely to happen to PC's with multiple users. I have a total of three users on my main PC and I have folders for all users that are 'synced' to the Webroot Cloud. But I didn't have any problems with this setup for a couple of years at least. This has only started in the last year or so. I've done 5 or 6 clean installs, which include both re-syncing to existing cloud folders, and creating new synced folders altogether. Still the issue seems to happen (on my WIN 7 desktop). I will say that the Beta version of Webroot that I run on a WIN 10 Pro laptop has NOT had any issues with B & S. :@
I will do the clean install later today. It's a beautiful, sunny 66 degrees here today. Too nice to be inside for too long ;)
Edit: If this persists I will submit a ticket as well so that support can get a better idea of what is going on.
bd
Maybe ? and ? are onto something. After reading this thread again I just remembered when I was having this problem it was on my old Dell Desktop computer (that died of old age later). Colleen and I both used the Dell so it had 2 accounts on it. We have our own computers now, she doesn't use B&S but I do on my HP Desktop (1 account). I never had this problem again and it's been maybe 2 or 3 years now. Wondering if it's caused by multiple accounts on one computer?
Hi ?,
Sure sounds plausible ...that's one for Support to look into or the Development team. Smart thinking there! 😉 I only have 1 account for my B&S. So I am not sure why it would do that to me?? Weird!
