Backup "disk spacel" error

[abc]

I have the Win 2000 backup utility configured for automatic backups to an
external hard drive dedicated to that purpose. However after 2-3 backups I
get a "disk full" error even though I am using only 8gigs of a 160 gig
drive. Erasing the backup file temporarily solves the problem but again
after several backups I get the same message. Any ideas?

 

[Crouchie1998]

Are you sure the error is about the tape drive & not Temp space?

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE
Official Microsoft Beta Tester

 

[abc]

Thanks. I do think it is the backup hard drive since the same backup
procedure done manually when the drive is cleared of prior backups goes
fine. I am now wondering whether I am running into the fact that the backup
drive is FAT 32 with an inherent backup size limitation of 4G (based on
further rooting around in Microsoft knowledge documents). It seems that
whenever a single backup operation results in a final backup file size of
greater than 4 G things fall apart. If this is true am I stuck with
splitting the backup into smaller bits?

 

[DL]

What exactly are you wishing to back up? is it merely data, or is it a sys
backup. If sys backup ntbackup is not really designed for this.

 

[abc]

Just data - text, graphic files,etc. Not sys.

What exactly are you wishing to back up? is it merely data, or is it a sys
backup. If sys backup ntbackup is not really designed for this.

backups

 

[DL]

Yes, there is a limitation on size with ntbackup.
There are many low cost, and some free, backup apps that do not have this
limitation, or can automatically split