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Title: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: Guest on May 07, 2004, 10:31:33 PM

kvmcelwain@alltel.net

I tried to backup to the desktop and forgot the golder 2GB rule.

I have about 6GB of data and now it says that my server drive is full.

Does anyone have an idea where the temporary backup files are stored?

Thanks

Title: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: PhilV on May 08, 2004, 02:49:55 AM

Golden 2GB rule?

I don't know this rule, can someone please let me know what this is?

Title: Re: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: raem on May 08, 2004, 08:22:31 AM

> Does anyone have an idea where the temporary backup files are stored?

What do you mean by temporary backup file, perhaps the cached data in memory ?
The actual backup file is on the workstation where you saved it.


> Golden 2GB rule?

You cannot restore a backup file that is larger than 2Gb using the restore from desktop function. The issue has been covered extensively in these forums.

Regs
Ray

Title: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: PhilV on May 08, 2004, 11:40:52 AM

I thought being a 'GOLDEN RULE' it might have been, but when I do a search (on the left) for backup, I only get about 4 messages?

Am I searching the wrong place? Is there an archive of messages somewhere?

Thx,

Phil

Title: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: teranic on May 08, 2004, 11:58:29 AM

Use the 'Show all results' link

Title: HELP!!! Backup Nightmare
Post by: Kelvin on May 08, 2004, 03:45:09 PM

Hi,

Quote

> Golden 2GB rule?

You cannot restore a backup file that is larger than 2Gb using the restore from desktop function.

If you only need to get to the data that's in the backup, you could try using a Windows based Zip program to open the desktop backup file and extract the files you require.

Kelvin