 Hard Drive Backup, Backuping files onto an External Hard Drive |
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 Mar 21 2007, 01:59 PM
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What can I do to fix the problem so I can use my external hard drive for backing up my files. Please help. Thanks! |
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 Mar 21 2007, 03:37 PM
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Is your external HD formatted with FAT32 or NTFS?
If the backup file you are trying to create is larger than 4G I believe, you will have to use NTFS. This post has been edited by JohnWho: Mar 21 2007, 03:38 PM --------------------  I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 21 2007, 05:58 PM
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What files are you trying to backup? Are you trying to 'ghost' your computers' hard drive to the external drive?
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Mar 22 2007, 08:35 PM
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It is formatted as FAT32. But my last full backup was about 25 GB.
I wasn't trying to ghost my computers' hard drive to the external. Just a simple backup of all the important files on it. I'm trying to backup all the files in My Documents, C drive (labtop's hard drive), and my desktop folders which consist of documents, photos, music, video, Window settings, and program files. Thanks! |
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Mar 22 2007, 08:45 PM
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Who is running the store? Group: Members Posts: 1,901 Joined: 26-November 05 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 42,052 |
Shorty -
I had that same problem. Re-formatted the drive to NTFS, and the backups had no problem. You are trying to backup 25G's, but FAT32 has a maximum file size of 4G. This post has been edited by JohnWho: Mar 22 2007, 08:47 PM -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 25 2007, 01:11 AM
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But I've backuped 25GBs before without formatting. So what is different this time?
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Mar 25 2007, 05:29 AM
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I'm guessing that it tries to backup a file larger than 4GB which FAT32 won't allow and that it is this that stops the back-up process.
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Mar 25 2007, 08:01 AM
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QUOTE(Shortey364 @ Mar 25 2007, 02:11 AM)  But I've backuped 25GBs before without formatting. So what is different this time? Thanks! Are you giving us new information now? Are you saying that it was backing up 25G before with that external drive, and it just now has started to give you this error? If so, look on that external drive and let us know the file sizes of your previous backups and the amount of space left on that drive. Also - did you update or change the backup program you are using? Otherwise, we need to know if formatting that drive to NTFS resolves your issue. Remember, though, when you do, you'll lose all of your previous backups. You might want to move a few of the latest ones back on your main HD temporarily, and then move them back on the external HD after you've re-formatted it. Let us know, OK? -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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Mar 27 2007, 10:15 AM
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No, this isn't new info. I think I mentioned before.
Previously, I have successfully back uped my hard drive files which in total was about 25 GB. And now when I try to back the hard drive again, it doesn't complete successfully. Are you saying that the individual file sizes can't be largre than 4 GB? Okay. No, I didn't update or change my backup program. I'm just using the default program WD gave me. I'll check the file sizes right now. Thanks! |
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