sorry my bad , will reply to the proper post in the future.
i first tried without the words backup_location and still got the error.
But after renaming the original backupfilename to just backup, it worked 
without the words backup_location offcoarse ;-)
Thanks unman!

On Thursday, 4 June 2020 02:07:01 UTC+2, unman wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 11:45:10AM -0700, Dave wrote: 
> > when i use qmv-backup-restore -d sys-net backup_location 
> > /run/media/path_to_usb/backup_file i am asked for passphrase to decrypt 
> the 
> > backup. 
> > Next i get an error Backup Header retrieval failed (exit code2) ... 
> Tested 
> > the backup with the GUI and the backup restored fine .. 
> > Any clue whats causing the error ..? 
> > 
> > On Wednesday, 3 June 2020 18:12:59 UTC+2, unman wrote: 
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2020 at 06:01:23AM -0700, Dave wrote: 
> > > > Hey guys, 
> > > > 
> > > > Whats the syntax to restore a backup from an usbstick attached to 
> > > > sys-net(used as sys-usb) .. 
> > > > is it qmv-backup-restore -d sys-net backup_location 
> > > > /run/media/path_to_usb/backup_file .. 
> > > > or do i need to use another syntax ..? 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > `qvm-backup-restore -d sys-net /run/media/path_to_usb/backup_file ` 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
>
> Hi Dave 
>
> The convention here is not to top-post. 
> Please scroll to the bottom of the message before you start typing. Or 
> reply inline. 
> It only takes you seconds, makes it much easier to follow threads, and 
> cumulatively saves your fellow users hours. 
>
> Compare what you typed with what I suggested - dont include the 
> words "backup_location" 
>
> unman 
>

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