Well, comming back to my message above, Ubuntu 12.04 might not be the problem. I deleted ~/.local/backintime and then it worked. The files in this directory might have been corrupted.
The error message is completely misleading and should be changed. BiT V1.08 (1.07), Ubuntu 12.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580868 Title: BiT 0.9.99.37 don't want to do backup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/backintime/+bug/580868/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs