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MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:02 pm
by bubbles
I have backed up many of my BD disks successfully in the past...worked every time. I am now on v1.7.4. Backup starts and then it seems to stop, as if waiting for something. It's been sitting for the past 30-mins with no further activity. Also happened to my other BDs recently.
Attached is a JPG screenshot.

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Except for MakeMKV version upgrades, nothing has changed: same computer, same USB hard drive, same BD player, etc.
Suggestions please? Thanks.
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:15 pm
by BlackDragon24
bubbles wrote:I have backed up many of my BD disks successfully in the past...worked every time. I am now on v1.7.4. Backup starts and then it seems to stop, as if waiting for something. It's been sitting for the past 30-mins with no further activity. Also happened to my other BDs recently.
Attached is a JPG screenshot.
MakeMKV screenshot 20120418.jpg
Except for MakeMKV version upgrades, nothing has changed: same computer, same USB hard drive, same BD player, etc.
Suggestions please? Thanks.
If you are making the backup from a commercially bought disc, then I would try and make an un-decrypted backup of the entire disc first and then try and generate an mkv from that source.
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:16 pm
by bubbles
BlackDragon24 wrote:bubbles wrote:I have backed up many of my BD disks successfully in the past...worked every time. I am now on v1.7.4. Backup starts and then it seems to stop, as if waiting for something. It's been sitting for the past 30-mins with no further activity. Also happened to my other BDs recently.
Attached is a JPG screenshot.
MakeMKV screenshot 20120418.jpg
Except for MakeMKV version upgrades, nothing has changed: same computer, same USB hard drive, same BD player, etc.
Suggestions please? Thanks.
If you are making the backup from a commercially bought disc, then I would try and make an un-decrypted backup of the entire disc first and then try and generate an mkv from that source.
Sorry, I think I lost you there...how do I make an "un-decrypted backup of the entire disc first"?
Thanks.
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:18 pm
by bubbles
keiooz wrote:Hhmmm... Looks weird. I haven't encountered something like this though I got one movie that it stopped for at least 30 minutes and get back to loading afterwards.

Yes...I'm baffled. The JPG screen shot says that the time remaining was nearly 32 hours!
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:36 pm
by BlackDragon24
bubbles wrote:BlackDragon24 wrote:bubbles wrote:I have backed up many of my BD disks successfully in the past...worked every time. I am now on v1.7.4. Backup starts and then it seems to stop, as if waiting for something. It's been sitting for the past 30-mins with no further activity. Also happened to my other BDs recently.
Attached is a JPG screenshot.
MakeMKV screenshot 20120418.jpg
Except for MakeMKV version upgrades, nothing has changed: same computer, same USB hard drive, same BD player, etc.
Suggestions please? Thanks.
If you are making the backup from a commercially bought disc, then I would try and make an un-decrypted backup of the entire disc first and then try and generate an mkv from that source.
Sorry, I think I lost you there...how do I make an "un-decrypted backup of the entire disc first"?
Thanks.
Open makeMKV, allow the program to recognize the disc. DO NOT click on the button to decrypt it. Instead look at the buttons on the top left of the GUI....one of them allows you to backup. Click that, and leave the "decrypt" option unchecked. This will make a full disc backup.
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:21 am
by bubbles
Problem solved! Thought I'd share this and to thank those who tried to help.
Turned out that I had my USB 2.0 hard drive plugged into a USB 3.0 port. Not sure how it is related but everything became normal when I plugged it back into a USB 2.0 port. This also resolved problems with my USB 2.0 flat-bed scanner which now works fine.
Regards
Re: MakeMKV seems to stop in the middle of a backup
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:42 pm
by setarip_old
@bubbles
Hi!
Turned out that I had my USB 2.0 hard drive plugged into a USB 3.0 port. Not sure how it is related but everything became normal when I plugged it back into a USB 2.0 port. This also resolved problems with my USB 2.0 flat-bed scanner which now works fine.
That is potentially very useful information for a great many users!
Thanks for sharing ;>}