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LRC cat backup mis-behaving???

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Ron-Alexander

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Elliot Lake, Ontario
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Intermediate
Lightroom Version
Classic
Lightroom Version Number
15.3
Operating System
  1. macOS 26 Tahoe
In the last few days I am seeing NO zip file only a folder called Main in the backups. It seems to be random but only started yesterday. Here are some screen shots to show the issue. Any ideas?
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If I open one of my recent date named backup folders, I see the ZIP file. What happens if you open the folder named Main?
 
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If you Exit Lightroom and invoke the backup option, Does the path point to the correct backup loaction and does the backup work correctly?
 
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Most of the time. I was making some changes but I don't remember seeing a pattern. I am planning waaaaay in advance for trips in 26, 27, and 28 so I wil not have my NAS with me and I set up a local TravelPhotosGoHere. I also had my cat one level deeper than needed and reorganized that folder structure a bit. What mystifies me is it worked normally, then funny, then normal , then funny now normal. I am wondering if that little check box that mentions something about default folder or similar caused a backup to source it's data from the old folder. I was concerned there was a bug but now I think it;s just me being in a hurry.
 
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