Backup media full

[PENNISTON_J]

I have a 250 gig backup drive which is now full and my weekly backup is
failing.
the drive I am backing up shows only 133 gig used in properties why has the
back up exceeded the total disk usage i am backing up.
The file structure on backupo drive shows only one backup set dated 2007-08-04
within which are the weekly folders for my backups each of which contains a
varying number of zip files.

I am reluctant to just delete and start over but cannot see a way of
managing backed up data. Any suhhestions would be welcome

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

When you run Disk Manager, there is an option to remove all but the last
restore point. This also removes all but the most recent backup.

 

[Nonny]

Also, there are some good tutorials on this site about both kinds of
backups.

Most of the people/messages you see are NOT using that site. What you
are using is nothing more than a cute little web-based bulletin board
that harvests messages from larger sources so that it looks busier and
has more subscribers than it otherwise would.

Why did I say that? Because most people reading your message have no
idea what those tutorials are because they don't see what you see when
they access Usenet.

 

[solon fox]

Most of the people/messages you see are NOT using that site.  What you
are using is nothing more than a cute little web-based  bulletin board
that harvests messages from larger sources so that it looks busier and
has more subscribers than it otherwise would.

Why did I say that?  Because most people reading your message have no
idea what those tutorials are because they don't see what you see when
they access Usenet.

Thanks Nonny. My bad. I participate in the forums on that same site
and missed that this particular thread was in the ng. I will be more
cautious in the future. I don't mean to ever use that site for posting
to the ng.

FWIW - the site in question is http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ and
it appears to be only partially available at the moment, so I'd check
there in a few hours if you're interested.

-solon fox

 

[Nonny]

Thanks Nonny. My bad. I participate in the forums on that same site
and missed that this particular thread was in the ng. I will be more
cautious in the future. I don't mean to ever use that site for posting
to the ng.

You could participate in them just as easily if you had a newsreader
(Windows Mail, Thunderbird, Forte Agent... to name just a few). In
fact, you could participate in them and MORE.

FWIW - the site in question is http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ and
it appears to be only partially available at the moment, so I'd check
there in a few hours if you're interested.

I am aware of that site - and one called "VistaHeads".

Both are a source of irritation to me - and probably to many others on
Usenet (the REAL forum).

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

To reclaim the "lost" whitespace, empty the recycle bin and then defrag the
drive. With it as full as it is you need to use a defragger like Diskeeper
or Perfect Disk. You can download a 15-day trial and use that. I just had
to do that on a 750GB drive and it took about 4 hours with Diskeeper. The
Windows defragger is not going to do that kind of job for you.

 

[solon fox]

You could participate in them just as easily if you had a newsreader
(Windows Mail, Thunderbird, Forte Agent... to name just a few).  In
fact, you could participate in them and MORE.


I am aware of that site - and one called "VistaHeads".

Both are a source of irritation to me - and probably to many others on
Usenet (the REAL forum).- Hide quoted text -

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Hi Nonny,

Ah well, I don't want to take sides for or against any. I participate
in Usenet through a variety of methods. It is most convenient for me
to access this ng through Google due to what is available to me and
not available based on which network I am using to reach the Internet.
I appreciate the advice, it just isn't the best way for me atm.

When I participate on Usenet, I would prefer not to advertise myself
or my affiliations -- not that a true newsreader client would do that.
All I ask is that the value of my participation be judged by what I
write and not by who I am, what company I may or may not work for, or
what initials may be tacked on to my signature. I'd rather people just
THINK and judge for themselves - as I know that you do.

-solon fox