[mswindowsxp] Re: Removable HD.
- From: Joe Parker <joeparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mswindowsxp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:52:40 -0400
Tried turning off System Restore on that drive? And verifying Windows
hasn't put a page file on it?
Sounds like an awful backup solution though. Forget using Windows Backup;
use one of the many available share/freeware apps that offer compression*.
Your daily backup (of files that change often) will be small and can go to
a separate drive/partition. Your weekly backup (of personal data, no
programs) should fit on a cdrw (use 2 alternately and keep one off-site).
If you really want an image of your drive use Norton Ghost or Powerquest
Drive Image and simply write to cdr(w) or your removable. Note this is NOT
a substitute for a good data backup strategy. Use Partition Magic and size
your C: partition to around 5 gigs and you can image to just a few cdrs.
PS We still use an Amiga 2000 daily for video work. They were incredible
machines.
*e.g. MOB
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Backup_and_Copy_Utilities/My_Own_Backup.html
At 03:17 AM 9/25/2003, you wrote:
>I was backing up some files yesterday and an error window appeared saying my
>Removable HD disk was full. I have added up all the files on it and the
>total is only 28 gigabytes. I have lost 12 gigs somewhere. I deleted some of
>the folders, but the amount deleted didn't restore the same amount of free
>space on the HD. Also, emptying the "Recycle Bin" restored some space. How
>does this happen as the "Recycle Bin" is installed on my C drive.
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