Ubuntu: Deja-Dup Backup Freeze Desktop

If you use Ubuntu Desktop 16.10 you will run sometimes into freezes of the Desktop with a Default Setup.

Background: Theres a known Bug of the Deja-Dup Backup Service which is started by Cron. The Service take 100% Ram and 100% CPU usage. This did my PC with 16GB Ram too! Only HARD RESET helps to get back Control!

Solution:

  • Purge the deja-dup service with:

$sudo apt purge deja-dup

  • Use instead the “rsync” tool by command line with users crontab to Backup your User Homes to external or 2nd. Disk.

This should fix the problem.

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