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Backup Exec 7.0 Differential Backup Will not append
bill, i just was thinking .. the tapes I am using are 4gb/8gb tapes .. meaning 8gb if the data is compressed (right?) and I believe I have that box ticked in my setup options ... is this not how it should work?- janeybean
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- Forum: Data Recovery
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Backup Exec 7.0 Differential Backup Will not append
bill, Acc to the #s, even with the full b/up on the tape, it should still have room to do at least 2 updates -- so I'm not sure if that is it. But will test it with the larger tape. I did check the Report (there was one already created) and it shows this: Totals - Write MB - 2,486.125 I'm...- janeybean
- Post #5
- Forum: Data Recovery
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Backup Exec 7.0 Differential Backup Will not append
WildDok, Tks for your help. I d/checked the MediaOverwrite options and they are set to append (i didn't see the option mentioned in your FAQ .. "overwrite if no appendable media is available" --maybe its a version thing). Media set protection time (retention and append times) are...- janeybean
- Post #3
- Forum: Data Recovery
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Backup Exec 7.0 Differential Backup Will not append
I'm trying to append daily updates to a tape with a full backup on it. I get the following msg in the log: No appendable media could be mounted. Switching to overwrite operation on reusable media. It does successfully backup the differential files but it should be appending .. not...- janeybean
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