There are several logs that can be accessed to tell you more about a backup operation:

Backuplist+ log windows

  1. Show Log Window: This is the backuplist+ log which shows the last several backups, their times, info etc..
  2. Show rsync output Log: This is the rsync log which shows the sync progress. If you enter your password in the Global settings panel, this log will be found in your Home Folder > Library > Logs folder and is called rsynclog.log. It will show live updated progress of the file transfer and any sync errors that may occur. Many of these errors are not fatal or important to the outcome of transfer, though some are…
  3. Show rsync error Log: This is the rsync error log which shows any rsync errors that occurred during backup. Some errors are not important while others indicate files not being copied.
  4. Show Debug Log: This is the debug log and is useful mostly to me if there is a problem with backuplist+ and we need to find it. This log will be found in your Home Folder > Library >Logs/backuplist+.log. You can send me this log if there is a problem and it will help me to pinpoint the bug.
  5. Show scheduling: This shows a log of the current scheduled backups, their times etc...

See also

Other user preferences