Compressing files as ZipArchive. ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts!

That is interisting because threr is no message.
Did you have lage files (above 10MB) on you webspace?
Can you try an other archive formart like tar.

No, I don’t have files bigger than 8 mb.
I should tell I have two different jobs set up. One is database and installed plugin list back up which is running smoothly. Other one is full back up (file, database, installed plug ins) I have problem with.
Tried with Tar Gzip and Tar. No luck.

I have also the same problem with a full backup to the dropbox
. I’ve try compress in Zip and Tar.

[14-jan-2015 18:13:51] 1. Trying to make a list of folders to back up …
[14-jan-2015 18:13:59] 263 folders to backup.
[14-jan-2015 18:13:59] Restart will be executed now.
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] 1. Trying to generate a file with installed plugin names …
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] Added plugin list file “Delftski.pluginlist.2015-01-14.txt” with 1,54 kB to backup file list.
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] 1. Trying to generate a manifest file …
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] Added manifest.json file with 4,80 kB to backup file list.
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] 1. Trying to create backup archive …
[14-jan-2015 18:14:00] Compressing files as ZipArchive. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
[14-jan-2015 18:14:50] Restart after 51 seconds.
[14-jan-2015 18:20:10] 2. Trying to create backup archive …
[14-jan-2015 18:25:28] 3. Trying to create backup archive …
[14-jan-2015 18:30:55] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts!
[14-jan-2015 18:30:55] 1. Try to send backup file to Dropbox …
[14-jan-2015 18:30:56] Authenticated with Dropbox of user Rene du Chatenier ([email protected])
[14-jan-2015 18:30:56] 3,25 GB available on your Dropbox
[14-jan-2015 18:30:56] Uploading to Dropbox …
[14-jan-2015 18:30:57] One old log deleted
[14-jan-2015 18:30:57] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 1026 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution.

Can you reduce the Maximum script execution time in BackWPup > Settings > Tab: Jobs.

Hi,
How much should i reduce it?
Thanks
/A

Look to the head of log file there is a messege with the PHP Value of that. for beginning use the same.

I just put here the whole log for you. I changed execution time to 50…

INFO] BackWPup version 3.1.4; A project of Inpsyde GmbH
[INFO] WordPress version 3.9.3
[INFO] Blog url: https://www.headlinehair.se/
[INFO] BackWPup job: WordPress Directory (Full Backup).; DBDUMP+FILE+WPPLUGIN
[INFO] BackWPup cron: 0 3 * * 0; Next: s?n, 1 Feb 2015 @ 03:00
[INFO] BackWPup job started manually
[INFO] PHP ver.: 5.3.29 (64bit); cgi-fcgi; Linux
[INFO] Maximum PHP script execution time is 50 seconds
[INFO] Script restart time is configured to 50 seconds
[INFO] MySQL ver.: 5.5.41-MariaDB-1~wheezy
[INFO] Web Server: Apache
[INFO] curl ver.: 7.26.0; OpenSSL/1.0.1e
[INFO] Temp folder is: /customers/4/e/c/headlinehair.se/httpd.www/wp-content/uploads/backwpup-4339d8-temp/
[INFO] Logfile is: /customers/4/e/c/headlinehair.se/httpd.www/wp-content/uploads/backwpup-4339d8-logs/backwpup_log_4339d8_2015-01-26_14-50-10.html
[INFO] Backup type is: archive
[INFO] Backup file is: /customers/4/e/c/headlinehair.se/httpd.www/wp-content/uploads/directory-backups-4339d8-backups/directory_backup_4339d8_2015-01-26_14-50-10.tar.gz
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] 1. Try to backup database …
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Connected to database headlinehair_se on headlinehair.se.mysql
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_commentmeta” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_comments” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_links” with “7” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_custom_field_options” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_custom_field_properties” with “6” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_custom_field_types” with “14” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_module_groups” with “4” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_panel_category” with “4” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_panel_custom_field” with “6” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_panel_standard_field” with “12” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_post_meta” with “54” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_mf_write_panels” with “4” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_ngg_album” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_ngg_gallery” with “49” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_ngg_pictures” with “763” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_options” with “390” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:10] Backup database table “headline_postmeta” with “4295” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_posts” with “2332” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_redirection_groups” with “2” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_redirection_items” with “1” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_redirection_logs” with “15” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_redirection_modules” with “3” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_css” with “47” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_layer_animations” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_settings” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_sliders” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_slides” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_revslider_static_slides” with “0” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_term_relationships” with “2245” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_term_taxonomy” with “21” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_terms” with “21” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_usermeta” with “90” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Backup database table “headline_users” with “2” records
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Added database dump “headlinehair_se.sql.gz” with 527,73 kB to backup file list
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] Database backup done!
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:11] 1. Trying to make a list of folders to back up …
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:20] 720 folders to backup.
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:20] Restart will be executed now.
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] 1. Trying to generate a file with installed plugin names …
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] Added plugin list file “Headline.pluginlist.2015-01-26.txt” with 2,41 kB to backup file list.
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] 1. Trying to generate a manifest file …
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] Added manifest.json file with 6,17 kB to backup file list.
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] 1. Trying to create backup archive …
[26-Jan-2015 14:50:22] Compressing files as TarGz. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
[26-Jan-2015 14:55:30] 1. Trying to create backup archive …
[26-Jan-2015 14:55:31] Compressing files as TarGz. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
[26-Jan-2015 15:00:45] 2. Trying to create backup archive …
[26-Jan-2015 15:00:45] Compressing files as TarGz. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
[26-Jan-2015 15:06:22] 3. Trying to create backup archive …
[26-Jan-2015 15:06:22] Compressing files as TarGz. Please be patient, this may take a moment.
[26-Jan-2015 15:11:43] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts!
[26-Jan-2015 15:11:44] One backup file deleted
[26-Jan-2015 15:11:44] One old log deleted
[26-Jan-2015 15:11:44] ERROR: Job has ended with errors in 1294 seconds. You must resolve the errors for correct execution.

Please look that you have exclude temp, cache und log folders from backup.
As 2. try 30 secounds for maximum execution time