File size limit for MS Backup?

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"scotch-writer" <scotchwriter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a file size limit for Microsoft Backup? I've been doing a daily
> backup onto CD-Rom for about a month now, which has included two very
large
> files (about 25 & 40 MB, out of a total 215-MB backup of about 1000
files).
> For the first time last night, the backup job stalled at the 25-MB file
> (which it encounters first of the two files) and then locked up the
computer.

MSBACKUP was designed for tape drives or
floppies (for Win95, when hardly any Windows
users could afford CD RW drives). It does
not reliably write to CD RW drives. (You cannot
write to a CD-ROM drive.)

At modern CPU and drive speeds MSBACKUP
offers no advantage of your own ZIP and XXCOPY
routines. The disadvantages are several.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?)

MSBackup is visually impressive & certainly has endless docs. But it is
a poor tool for a full system backup. It has a 2 GB file size
limitation, (well, maybe it's 4 GB). You will not upgrade to a new OS
with it, as it is incompatible with other versions of itself. (Someone
did say you may install the old version to the new system, though.)
Also, you will go nuts trying to do incrementals, archive bits, etc.,
I'm sure. To do a full system restore from it, you need to fresh install
Windows first. (But Fuzzy Logic says no, per one of the following URLs.)
And there is tweaking involved. It WON'T be pretty. Take a look at...
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=166172
Duplicating Windows 95/98/98 Second Edition Installation to a New Hard
Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187526
How to Restore Windows 98 from a Full System Backup
....or that, which still is a ton of potential trouble, & do you have a
"pcrestor"? Well, perhaps get it from this ton of additional
documentation...
http://www.vanwijk.com/-=%20Bookz% [...] 0/ch10.htm
Special Edition Using Windows 98 -10- Backing Up Your Data


Once you have a functioning system, especially one close to a clean
install, do a full system backup. If you have multiple partitions, I
guess a backup is a bit more complex. It depends upon the ties between
the Registry & the other partitions, as to whether they must be backed
up concurrently. Also, if you've changed the hardware since the backup,
you may need to change it back before a restore.

http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/index.html Backup & partitioning strategy
http://home.wanadoo.nl/geurt/home.html Extended Operating System Loader
http://www.acronis.com/products/trueimage/ TrueImage
http://www.arjsoftware.com ARJ Archiver
http://www.betterbackup.com/ Retrospect CD Backup
http://www.bootitng.com/ 's BootIt NG, has a variety of backup
capabilities: Copy to HDD, or Image to HDD or to CD. (TBIView, freely
downloadable, can retrieve individual files from an Image.)
Shrink/expand your partitions without data loss. Multi-boot, if you
dare. Free, run from floppy, but pay up as I did if satisfied. To
install & use beyond 30 days, $34.95.
http://www.cdrfaq.org/ CD R/W Backup
http://www.cyberiapc.com/backup.htm MyOwnBackup (MOB) (Free)
http://www.han-soft.com/habt.php Auto Backup (30-day free trial)
http://www.hp.com/cgi-bin/cposuppo [...] pcdwriter2
Simple Backup
http://www.karenware.com/ PtReplicator (Free)
http://www.lifesaverbackup.com/
http://www.mvps.org/links.html Should have good info
http://www.pcmag.com/ Lots & lots of sturdy downloads. There is a $20
yearly charge now.
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic Partition Magic
http://www.ranish.com/part/ Ranish Partition Manager
http://www.rescue-me.net/gold.html
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/58307.shtml Backups
http://www.stompinc.com/bump/bump_details.phtml?stp Backup MyPC
http://www.thirdstar.net/thirdstar_datarecovery.htm Data recovery
http://www.tomsterdam.com/ BU process, performance, etc.
http://www.v-com.com/product/pc_ind.html Partition Commander
http://www.veritas.com Backup apps
http://www.xxcopy.com/ Detailed Procedure Copy (Free)
http://www.zeleps.com/ Partition re-sizer (Free)

All gathered at this site. Whichever you choose, approach it carefully
and verify all is well. After making a copy, run Scandisk/Defrag on it.
If it's an Image, use it's verify option; perhaps, restore it and do a
Scandisk/Defrag.

http://www.pchelpandconsulting.com/links/windows.html WinDrvExpert
http://www.jermar.com/wdrvbck.htm WinDrvBckup free version

Those last two supposedly back up all currently installed drivers, such
that they can be reinstalled. I never tried it but have seen a favorable
report/two & one that was so-so.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
"scotch-writer" <scotchwriter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:2F37A9BF-2280-4C2C-9EAB-6448888520F6@microsoft.com...
| Is there a file size limit for Microsoft Backup? I've been doing a
daily
| backup onto CD-Rom for about a month now, which has included two very
large
| files (about 25 & 40 MB, out of a total 215-MB backup of about 1000
files).
| For the first time last night, the backup job stalled at the 25-MB
file
| (which it encounters first of the two files) and then locked up the
computer.
| Repeated attempts proved the same thing--only once was this file
successfully
| backed-up, but then the job stalled out at the 40-MB file.
|
| As I said, I've never encountered this problem before with these two
files
| during the backup. Any suggestions?