Unexpected DVD management & labelling after faulty DVD.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:53 pm
Using backup job "DVD107A" to a set of DVDs over long period...
Latest disc DVD107A05 failed - Could only read files saved on or before 09/01/08 - there have been several backups since then.
Decided to validate the whole set of 5 discs and AISBackup reported...
Perfect Matches: 89918
Near Matches, Fixed: 0
No Matches, Removed: 9658
Duplicates. Removed: 0
Never Backed Up, Removed: 0
Orphans Added to Drive'?': 0
Missing Files re-instated: 2777
Duplicate Folders Removed: 0
Huge File Segments Checked: 0
Huge Files Failed Removed: 0
Huge Files Failed Restartable: 0
Files Not Checked: 0
Thought I'd be clever (fatal!) and copied accessible files from DVD107A05 thereby having a non-faulty DVD with lots of room for subsequent backups (also named the disc DVD107A05).
Then ran backup job and it asked for a disc OR...
"A pre-used disc from this job with enough free
space may also be used."
So tried to get it to accept the newly created DVD107A05 but it refused - I had to give it a blank disk - At the end it said the disc should be labelled DVD107A05 - I was surprised because I didn't think it was going to replace the validated files that it had found on the original DVD107A05 (or has it simply written off the whole disc?).
If it hasn't written off the whole disc then I've got two DVD107A05's in the set.
The backup continued to another disc and AISBackup requested...
Please Load: A Blank Disc [Label: DELL 5 BACKU01]
WHAT ??? !!!! - Where did that come from?
I'm now thinking my best bet is to start this job again from scratch otherwise I won't have confidence in it and at least I won't have to keep track of the alternative labelling system that has been introduced - what do you think?
Cheers
Ian
Latest disc DVD107A05 failed - Could only read files saved on or before 09/01/08 - there have been several backups since then.
Decided to validate the whole set of 5 discs and AISBackup reported...
Perfect Matches: 89918
Near Matches, Fixed: 0
No Matches, Removed: 9658
Duplicates. Removed: 0
Never Backed Up, Removed: 0
Orphans Added to Drive'?': 0
Missing Files re-instated: 2777
Duplicate Folders Removed: 0
Huge File Segments Checked: 0
Huge Files Failed Removed: 0
Huge Files Failed Restartable: 0
Files Not Checked: 0
Thought I'd be clever (fatal!) and copied accessible files from DVD107A05 thereby having a non-faulty DVD with lots of room for subsequent backups (also named the disc DVD107A05).
Then ran backup job and it asked for a disc OR...
"A pre-used disc from this job with enough free
space may also be used."
So tried to get it to accept the newly created DVD107A05 but it refused - I had to give it a blank disk - At the end it said the disc should be labelled DVD107A05 - I was surprised because I didn't think it was going to replace the validated files that it had found on the original DVD107A05 (or has it simply written off the whole disc?).
If it hasn't written off the whole disc then I've got two DVD107A05's in the set.
The backup continued to another disc and AISBackup requested...
Please Load: A Blank Disc [Label: DELL 5 BACKU01]
WHAT ??? !!!! - Where did that come from?
I'm now thinking my best bet is to start this job again from scratch otherwise I won't have confidence in it and at least I won't have to keep track of the alternative labelling system that has been introduced - what do you think?
Cheers
Ian