Recently experienced a major crash which seems to have changed something I haven't located yet. I have been using AIS to back up my 98SE system to an external USB hard drive. Until the crash, everything worked great.
Since reinstallig everything, I cannot get Windoze to recognize the external partitions (3) has anything but removable drives. Before, it saw them as individual hard drive partitions. I'm not searching for help with this problem, simply setting up the explanation fo the problem.
AIS now see's and treats the external partitions as removable drives. No problem there. The problem is that once I initiate the backup, AIS keeps asking me to insert the removable media. Can't seem to get around it. I'm stumped.
I really like the AIS backup and it has worked well for a long time. Is there anyway I can trick it into thinking the external drive is not removable?
I realize I will probably have to correct this through 98 but I thought I'd give this a try.
Thanx for any help.
Removable drives
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Removable Drives
AISBackup requires that removable drives are given unique volume names (Right click drive / properties) This is because the drives may not always retain the same drive letter.
You can mark them as ‘non-removable’ by using the following option:
You can mark them as ‘non-removable’ by using the following option:
- Control Panel
System
Device Manager
Disks
Settings
Un-check Removable
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Been there...
I appreciate the response Barry but I had already tried the changing the 'Removable' setting. Keeps changing back. Guess I should have listed everything I have already tried but that would have made for a very long message. About the only thing I haven't tried is vodoo and that is because I'm not sure if the doll should be of Gates or myself. I built the external system.
I can live with the removable drive designation. I was basically trying to find out if there was a way of tricking AISBackup into thinking(?) I have inserted the media. Probably not.
While I am here, is there anyway to rebuild a '.dbd' file? I have one I inadvertantly destroyed. I'm my own worst enemy.
Thanks again. Still think AISBackup is the best I have ever used.
I can live with the removable drive designation. I was basically trying to find out if there was a way of tricking AISBackup into thinking(?) I have inserted the media. Probably not.
While I am here, is there anyway to rebuild a '.dbd' file? I have one I inadvertantly destroyed. I'm my own worst enemy.
Thanks again. Still think AISBackup is the best I have ever used.
Removable Media and fixing the Backup Contents File
Hi
I will assume that the drives have been given unique names, then this procedure should work:
Here is how to recover a Backup Contents file (bdb)
If the Backup Contents file is okay on the actual backup:
I will assume that the drives have been given unique names, then this procedure should work:
- Select the Script (Do not load)
Manage Backup / Delete Script
Tools / Load Script From Backup
Follow the instructions and answer YES to is this a USB or FireWire drive?
Here is how to recover a Backup Contents file (bdb)
If the Backup Contents file is okay on the actual backup:
- Manage Backup / Import Backup Contents File
- Select the Script
Load Script
Manage Backup / Validate (Test) Backup
Un-check Test Read Backup Files (unless you want to test the backup)
Load Backup Files
Select one of the .zip or .aii files.
When all files have been checked click Next.
- Manage Backup / Backup Maintenance
Right click a folder (drill down if multiple drives were backed up)
Move Folder (and Sub-Folders)
Choose the correct drive and wait a while.
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Thanks!
Appreciate the tips Barry. I might try them in a day or two. Was somehow able to get 98 to recognize 2 of the 3 partitions as regular drives and make a backup that just did finish. Still not right though cause the backup tok over 5 hours. At least I got it.
Thanks again especially for the script rebuild.
Stephen Osborn (Evil Elvis)
Thanks again especially for the script rebuild.
Stephen Osborn (Evil Elvis)