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I have a 160 GB external hard disk to which I tried to back up my documents
and settings using the Windows backup system. After about a half hour, I get a message saying there's not enough room for the backup, and that if the hard disk is FAT 32, the backup can be no larger than 4 GB. So I checked, and sure enough, the external HD is FAT 32. Now what? I already have about 50 GB of stuff on the external HD that I don't want to lose by reformatting (if that's what's required). -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H.
wrote: Now what? Buy a new computer. |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:10:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H. wrote: Now what? Buy a new computer. Yeah but..yeah, but... oh ****. -- John H |
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John H. wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:10:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H. wrote: Now what? Buy a new computer. Yeah but..yeah, but... oh ****. Rather than using backup, can you just copy the files manually using windows explorer. Or perhaps different backup software? |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:37 -0600, Del Cecchi
wrote: John H. wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:10:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H. wrote: Now what? Buy a new computer. Yeah but..yeah, but... oh ****. Rather than using backup, can you just copy the files manually using windows explorer. Or perhaps different backup software? That's what I've been doing. Do you delete all the old folders and files first, or do you just copy on top of the old? -- John H |
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wrote in message ... On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:17:29 -0500, HK wrote: I am not running XP yet but I have a shrinkwrapped "pro" sitting here for when I need to. 98SE still seems to be doing fine for what I do. Hmmm. Have you considered MS DOS 1.1? :} I used PCDOS 1.0 on my PC1 but I kept upgrading as long as I saw benefit. 6.3 is about as good as DOS got. I haven't seen the benefit in XP yet and Vista is a virus. I have Windows 98SE on an older laptop that I use for a midi interface and sequencer for the keyboards. It runs fine, but I haven't used it on the 'Net for a long time. The other computers, (this one on the boat) and my HP both run XP. I am no computer guru, but XP Pro has been the most stable Microsoft OS since Windows 3.1, in my experience. Eisboch |
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H.
wrote: I have a 160 GB external hard disk to which I tried to back up my documents and settings using the Windows backup system. After about a half hour, I get a message saying there's not enough room for the backup, and that if the hard disk is FAT 32, the backup can be no larger than 4 GB. So I checked, and sure enough, the external HD is FAT 32. Now what? I already have about 50 GB of stuff on the external HD that I don't want to lose by reformatting (if that's what's required). Don't fool around. Just buy a bigger HD, and format it in NTFS. Then reformat the other one, and use it too. Better to have at least 2 backup drives for Murphy Law insurance. --Vic |
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:07:52 -0500, John H. wrote: I have a 160 GB external hard disk to which I tried to back up my documents and settings using the Windows backup system. After about a half hour, I get a message saying there's not enough room for the backup, and that if the hard disk is FAT 32, the backup can be no larger than 4 GB. So I checked, and sure enough, the external HD is FAT 32. Now what? I already have about 50 GB of stuff on the external HD that I don't want to lose by reformatting (if that's what's required). Don't fool around. Just buy a bigger HD, and format it in NTFS. Then reformat the other one, and use it too. Better to have at least 2 backup drives for Murphy Law insurance. --Vic I don't usually help idiots because it only encourages them, but you can easily convert a FAT32 drive to NTFS without a great risk of losing data. First, stop the backup. Then: Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type the following, where drive letter is the drive that you want to convert: convert drive letter: /fs:ntfs (As an example, type the following command to convert drive E to NTFS: convert e: /fs:ntfs) (Note If the operating system is on the drive that you are converting, you will be prompted to schedule the task when you restart the computer because the conversion cannot be completed while the operating system is running. When you are prompted, click YES.) When you receive the following message at the command prompt, type the volume label of the drive that you are converting, and then press ENTER: The type of the file system is FAT. Enter the current volume label for drive drive letter When the conversion to NTFS is complete, you receive the following message at the command prompt: Conversion complete Quit the command prompt. These are Mickeysoft's directions, not mine. I've done this a few times without complications and without losing data. |
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