Exception calling "Write" with "3" argument(s): "Stream was too long." about plexbackup HOT 4 CLOSED

You do not need to use the -Robocopy flag unless that's what you want. Anyway, if you run into issues, let me know.

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I feel like an idiot... If you use: .\PlexBackup.ps1 -Robocopy
It will fix this error.

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A few things:

1. The "The property "Length" cannot be found in the input for any objects" error is a bug. Well, not really a bug, it only happens if the backup fails. But it's good that you reported it. I will fix it (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43308663/measure-object-the-property-length-cannot-be-found-in-the-input-for-any-obje).

2. The "Exception calling "Write" with "3" argument(s): "Stream was too long"" error is caused by a Windows API limitation. Most likely it's because one of the files it attempts to archive is over 2 GB, or maybe it has a really long path name. Hard to say which one, but regardless, the default compression mechanism is not as robust as the 7-zip compression, so unless you have a valid reason to use the -Robocopy option, I'd recommend using 7-zip.

3. I suspect that your Cache folder is really huge. It looks like it took almost 30 minutes to compress the Cache folder before it failed, so I would try to see what is wrong with it. See this thread for troubleshooting steps: https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-clean-up-the-huge-cache-folder/503871 . There is a chance that you may not need to back up the Cache folder at all, in which case you can add it to the list of excluded folders, but see if you can clean it up first and I'm sure that once you do, the backup will be fine.

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Fixed.

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