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Accept .tar.zst files for system backups #351

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system.py: accept .tar.zst files for restore
antonlacon Dec 25, 2025
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localization: edit English string for accepted backup file formats
antonlacon Dec 25, 2025
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
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Expand Up @@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ msgid "Restore Backup"
msgstr ""

msgctxt "#32374"
msgid "Error: Invalid backup file. Filename must end in: .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, or .tar.xz"
msgid "Error: Invalid backup file. Filename must end in: .tar, .tar.bz2, .tar.gz, .tar.xz, or .tar.zst"
msgstr ""

msgctxt "#32375"
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion resources/lib/modules/system.py
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Expand Up @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def do_restore(self, listItem=None):
if not os.path.isfile(restore_file_path):
return
# file selected that won't trigger busybox's backup restoration
if not restore_file_path.endswith(('.tar', '.tar.gz', '.tar.bz2', '.tar.xz')):
if not restore_file_path.endswith(('.tar', '.tar.bz2', '.tar.gz', '.tar.xz', '.tar.zst')):
log.log(f'Error: Invalid backup file: {restore_file_path}', log.ERROR)
xbmcDialog.ok(oe._(32373), oe._(32374))
return
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