I'm having this problem on a "fresh" 1.2.0 hosted (A2 Hosting) installation, same as described in this old thread: newbielink:http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,212.msg629.html#msg629 [nonactive]
In my case the error is:
Backup Compress Error
Message status: critical
Date: 01/14/2015 04:58:14 AM
Number of repetitions: 6
Error: cannot to pack /home/musicali/public_html/admin/system/backup/manual_backup.tar.gz
In this case it's a scheduled backup, but trying manual didn't help: same error.
I've already checked the permission on the folder, and changed to 777 but without success.
Since I'm putting A LOT of things in my shop I'm honestly a little bit worried if I'm unable to make a single backup...
Any help will be VERY appreciated.
Cheers,
Marco