[GH-ISSUE #361] I/O Error in the middle of Initial Backup. #300

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opened 2026-02-26 00:36:47 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @c-maloney on GitHub (Aug 13, 2013).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/361

I installed SMS Backup+ v1.5.5 to my Samsung Galaxy Proclaim running on Android 2.3.6 OS on August 09, 2013.

After following the setup instructions given on the README.md thread, I started the initial backup of some 8000+ texts. After 2 hours, I examined my phone to find that the app had backed up text messages through 22:49.50 on June 18, 2013 before suffering an I/O error. Since that time, I have tried turning off the "require wifi" and backing up using 3G as well as rechecking all the settings both on the app and on my Google email, but continually hit the same "I/O Error" before anything is backed up.

As I do not understand how to link a "gist" to this message, I would appreciate someone explaining how to do that once I paste the "sync log" to one from my notepad file. I am not tech savy, but I do see that there is some type of a "time out" issue. It reads:

"General error: IO Error (exception: com.fsck.k9.mail.MessagingException: IO Error, underlying=java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out)"

Originally created by @c-maloney on GitHub (Aug 13, 2013). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/361 I installed SMS Backup+ v1.5.5 to my Samsung Galaxy Proclaim running on Android 2.3.6 OS on August 09, 2013. After following the setup instructions given on the README.md thread, I started the initial backup of some 8000+ texts. After 2 hours, I examined my phone to find that the app had backed up text messages through 22:49.50 on June 18, 2013 before suffering an I/O error. Since that time, I have tried turning off the "require wifi" and backing up using 3G as well as rechecking all the settings both on the app and on my Google email, but continually hit the same "I/O Error" before anything is backed up. As I do not understand how to link a "gist" to this message, I would appreciate someone explaining how to do that once I paste the "sync log" to one from my notepad file. I am not tech savy, but I do see that there is some type of a "time out" issue. It reads: "General error: IO Error (exception: com.fsck.k9.mail.MessagingException: IO Error, underlying=java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out)"

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@Deralta commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2013):

Does it always return the IO Error at that exact time? 22:49.50 6/18/2013? No matter if you back it up 500, 200, or 100 at a time?

If it does continually return and IO Error after reaching that backup point, sort through your txt messages and find the message that is from that moment, and delete it. You may have to delete everything from that contact as well.

Re-run the Backup and see if you get the full backup.

@Deralta commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2013): Does it always return the IO Error at that exact time? 22:49.50 6/18/2013? No matter if you back it up 500, 200, or 100 at a time? If it does continually return and IO Error after reaching that backup point, sort through your txt messages and find the message that is from that moment, and delete it. You may have to delete everything from that contact as well. Re-run the Backup and see if you get the full backup.

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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2015):

there were some I/O timeout errors fixed in a previous version, closing for now

@jberkel commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2015): there were some I/O timeout errors fixed in a previous version, closing for now

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