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Only re-initialize backup state if @pm@ metadata is missing,
to defensively work around a still-mysterious bug where the list of saved packages ends up being empty even though we still have state pending. If we do re-initialize, then wipe all state to make sure the right thing happens. Don't keep open journal files -- close them after every update. A bit less efficient, but possibly more reliable (again, this is defensive programming here). Also change "rwd" to "rws" mode for fully synchronous operation.