Frustration at its finest

  • misheru32

    (@misheru32)


    10 years, 1 month ago

    Disclaimer: Things happen to me that do not seem to happen to other people.

    WP recommended that I back-up my blog and use Updraft so I did.

    I followed the instructions to back-up my blog to Google Drive using Updraft. I followed the instructions as written. Then I got message after message of errors.

    I googled the problems and found that this problem happened to some people — of course I would be one. Murphy’s Law in action. Solution? Set up the Google API client and so on. Once again I did exactly as instructed. I cut and posted the client info as instructed. What happened? Errors and it said the client did not exist. What?!?

    Then I got an e-mail regarding the activity of my blog and how it affected the number of errors with Updraft. I still don’t understand but supposedly a blog that is not active can result in more errors when backing up. WHAT?!?!

    Next thing I know Updraft recommends that I use an automated Cron or something like that to automatically go to my blog to increase activity. Sigh! WHy do I need one more thing? WHy cannot this just do the job it was supposed to do and save the data?

    If I make an effort to do all that and bang my head on a brick wall a few more times amidst the resulting errors, I am sure that it will then be suggested that I use something else to prevent whatever problem from happening. Seriously, how did this program get so highly rated in the first place? What happened to blogs being easy things to manage?

    All of these frustrations are drivin’ me crazy and making me NOT want to post on my blog which leads me to a Catch-22 supposedly. See what I mean?

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  • OliverG81

    (@oliverg81)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Use CYAN Backup

    Think we both have the same issue with this plugin. So I tried the next 5* WP backup plugin.

    CYAN worked like a dream. I didn’t connect to storage like Google Drive, I just installed the plugin “out of the box” and then downloaded the 1st backup to my computer.

    Unless you have a HUGE site with lots of files, I’d keep the backups simple for now. Then take it up a notch once you have the basics working.

    Good luck

    Plugin Author David Anderson

    (@davidanderson)

    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hi misheru32,

    The Google Drive setup guide (http://updraftplus.com/support/configuring-google-drive-api-access-in-updraftplus/) does clearly state that it is the most complex of setups (because of all the hoops that Google impose), and recommends using Dropbox if you want the easiest setup.

    Regarding the problem you had, the UD settings page, in the “client ID” setting, states this: “If Google later shows you the message “invalid_client”, then you did not enter a valid client ID here.”

    I appreciate that you had a frustrating experience, but I think it is somewhat unfair of you to run past these messages, not file a support request for help, and immediately turn to giving us a negative review.

    Best wishes,
    David

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