I am seeing this on Ubuntu 16.10. ~/.cache/deja-dup/ is on the /home filesystem.
$ dpkg -l duplicity deja-dup Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-============-============-================================= ii deja-dup 34.2-0ubuntu amd64 Back up your files ii duplicity 0.7.06-2ubun amd64 encrypted bandwidth-efficient bac -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1217959 Title: 'metadata' file not found when creating backup ("Could not restore ‘/home/user /.cache/deja-dup/metadata’: File not found in backup" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/deja-dup/+bug/1217959/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs