ok, to shorten my search, where do I specify folders for system backup? These are just automatic updates that I never programmed, so I don't know how to change them. Thanks. --le ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Hernandez" <blindmagik@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:37 PM Subject: RE: system backup problems No, this isn't the case. The file that is being to be backed up is a norton file, usually a temp file, or a garbuage file t hat oesn't mean anything to the backup. I am not sure, can you exclude directory paths from your backups? This would be your best solution as backups go, exclude the folders that don't have of any importance to you. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBride Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:23 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: system backup problems U would avoid these errors entirely if you'd simply put all the files u wish to back up under the "my documents" folder. It makes backing up your critical data a whole lot easier. It's not so much a norton problem as it is a windows problem, in that windows cannot back up live files, e.g., files that are being used. On 4/15/09, tribble <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all -- > For some time now, every so often, I have been getting the following > error screen when the system tries to run a backup. Obviously the > clash is due to a norton utility running, but I don't know what app is > using the file and so can't shut it down to proceed with the backup. > If I shut down everything but jaws it still stops in the same place. > If I choose to skip that file and continue, it happens again for > another 8 or so files before the backup runs to completion. > I usually just abort the backup altogether rather than waiting to > skip all the stopping points.Does anyone have any idea what norton > utility this is that I could close to get rid of these errors? > Thanks. > > Rescue and Recovery > Rescue and Recovery is unable to back up the file 'C:\Documents and > Settings\All Users\Application > Data\Norton\00000082\000000fb\000002bf\cltLMS1.dat' because the file > is either corrupted or being used by another application. > Please close any application that could be using the file. > To try backing up the file again, click Retry. > To bypass this file and continue the backup operation, click Skip. > To abort the backup, click Cancel. > Retry Skip Cancel > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride Check out my homepage at: www.abletec.serverheaven.net & please join my fight against breast cancer <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489> __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind