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"CCC was unable to back up one or more files from the source volume because an item with the same name but a different type already exists at the same path on the target" |
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Under certain conditions, CCC may complete a backup task and produce this message:
CCC was unable to back up one or more files from the source volume because an item with the same name but a different type already exists at the same path on the target.
This error can occur if you recently updated your OS or certain applications, and you are not using the "Delete items from the target that are not on the source" cloning option. Here is an example of what is happening:
Suppose you had a file on your Desktop named "Notebook", and that you have a recent backup of your hard drive that includes this file. To better organize things on your Desktop, you've decided to rename that file (e.g. to include an extension like .txt), and then you move it into a new folder on your Desktop named "Notebook". Once you've finished reorganizing, you decide to update your backup drive. When CCC encounters this new folder on your Desktop, it notices that there is a *file* with that same name in the Desktop folder on the backup drive. Because you have indicated that CCC may not delete items on the target, CCC cannot delete this file and replace it with the folder that you created. Thus the error message.
This error message is accompanied with this explanantion:
You have instructed CCC to not delete items from the target that are not on the source, so CCC cannot delete the offending item(s). Manually delete the item(s) from the target, or re-run CCC with the "Delete items from target that are not on source" option enabled. See the CCC log file for a complete list of offending files.
This is exactly what you need to do. In the example above, you would either delete the file named "Notebook" in the Desktop folder on your backup drive, or simply re-run CCC with the option to "Delete items from target that are not on source" enabled. You can learn more about the "Delete items from target that are not on source" option in the "What does the delete option do" section of the documentation.