Backup "disk spacel" error

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Are you sure the error is about the tape drive & not Temp space?

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE
Official Microsoft Beta Tester

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?)

What exactly are you wishing to back up? is it merely data, or is it a sys
backup. If sys backup ntbackup is not really designed for this.

"abc" <abd@nd.sss> wrote in message
news:GbP7e.2753$XF3.2607@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Thanks. I do think it is the backup hard drive since the same backup
> procedure done manually when the drive is cleared of prior backups goes
> fine. I am now wondering whether I am running into the fact that the
backup
> drive is FAT 32 with an inherent backup size limitation of 4G (based on
> further rooting around in Microsoft knowledge documents). It seems that
> whenever a single backup operation results in a final backup file size of
> greater than 4 G things fall apart. If this is true am I stuck with
> splitting the backup into smaller bits?
> "abc" <abd@nd.sss> wrote in message
> news:jQE7e.2722$XF3.563@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > I have the Win 2000 backup utility configured for automatic backups to
an
> > external hard drive dedicated to that purpose. However after 2-3 backups
I
> > get a "disk full" error even though I am using only 8gigs of a 160 gig
> > drive. Erasing the backup file temporarily solves the problem but again
> > after several backups I get the same message. Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?)

Yes, there is a limitation on size with ntbackup.
There are many low cost, and some free, backup apps that do not have this
limitation, or can automatically split

"abc" <abd@nd.sss> wrote in message
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> Just data - text, graphic files,etc. Not sys.
>
>
> "DL" <dl@spoofmail> wrote in message
> news:%23sTKRigQFHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > What exactly are you wishing to back up? is it merely data, or is it a
sys
> > backup. If sys backup ntbackup is not really designed for this.
> >
> > "abc" <abd@nd.sss> wrote in message
> > news:GbP7e.2753$XF3.2607@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > Thanks. I do think it is the backup hard drive since the same backup
> > > procedure done manually when the drive is cleared of prior backups
goes
> > > fine. I am now wondering whether I am running into the fact that the
> > backup
> > > drive is FAT 32 with an inherent backup size limitation of 4G (based
on
> > > further rooting around in Microsoft knowledge documents). It seems
that
> > > whenever a single backup operation results in a final backup file size
> of
> > > greater than 4 G things fall apart. If this is true am I stuck with
> > > splitting the backup into smaller bits?
> > > "abc" <abd@nd.sss> wrote in message
> > > news:jQE7e.2722$XF3.563@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > > > I have the Win 2000 backup utility configured for automatic backups
to
> > an
> > > > external hard drive dedicated to that purpose. However after 2-3
> backups
> > I
> > > > get a "disk full" error even though I am using only 8gigs of a 160
gig
> > > > drive. Erasing the backup file temporarily solves the problem but
> again
> > > > after several backups I get the same message. Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>