Backup stuck, no way to restart?

[Chykan (Hunter)]

@Chykan

STEPS THAT FAILED

• Wait until the backup times out and come up with Failed, (Today this was 7hrs Ago)
• There does not seem to be a backup.stop command
• ‘ha supervisor reset’ this did not work

STEPS THAT WORKED

1. Identify the stuck backup

Go to:
Settings → System → Backups

Look for a backup in progress or labeled Creating / Uploading.

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2. Delete or force-remove it

• Try UI delete → THIS WORKED FOR ME
• If it fails: Run in SSH or Terminal add-on:

ha backups list

Find the slug of the stuck backup and remove:

ha backups remove <slug>

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3. Restart Home Assistant Core (if backup job is ghosted)

ha core restart

This flushes any stuck backup locks.

3. Check Backup has failed

Go to:
Settings → System → Backups

4. Check Restart is Working

Go to:
Developer Tools → YAML → CHECK CONFIGURATION → RESTART → RESTART

5. Should be All OK

Steps I have linked above is what works.