F.A.S.T. Backup files corrupt. --- HELP!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

I backed up my laptop with the File and Settings Wizard and then rebuilt the
system. When I try to resotre my files the wizard says:

"An error occured while the wizard was loading your data.
The wizard cannot create the data needed to save your settings. Make sure
you have enough disk space available."

I have 28 gigs of free drive space. I went through Microsoft Paid support
with two techs who did not know what to do.

I tried to use the FASTconv tool but do not know how to get it to extract
the files.

Does anyone know another option or data recovery service that I could use?
 
"The approximate total space that FSTW requires (in temporary area and on
the destination drive), is approximately 4 times the size of the store that
is used."

How to Troubleshoot Issues with the User State Migration Tool and the Files
and Settings Transfer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312965

File and Setting Transfer
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.php

Dealing with corrupt Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (F.A.S.T) image
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fast.htm

Files and Settings Are Not Transferred When You Use the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307869
 
I checked the disk space and there is more than 4 times the space on my drive.

I tried to use the fastconv tool but the documentation is unclear how to
extract the files. When I ran the verify option I get an error at
0000007c.dat and excluded it on the next verify which seems to finish but I
don't understand how to extract the files once I use the exclude switch. I
used the K switch but it leaves .dat files which I do not know how to extract
the files from these either.

Any thoughts?
 
I haven't used fastconv but from the instructions you need to use the
following switches...

/i (files to include)
/e (files to exlude i.e., 000007c.dat)
/s (source store i.e, where ever the store is located on the hard drive)
/d (destination store i.e., where they are extracted to)
/t (a valid temp folder - you can delete these later)
/k (just for good measure :)

So you're command would look something like...

fastconv /i 000006b.dat 000006c.dat 000007b.dat /e 000007c.dat /s
c:\temp\fast /d c:\temp\fast\extract /t c:\temp\fast\temp /k

If only the first file is converted then you might try separating files with
a comma as 000006b.dat, 000006c.dat, 000007b.dat and/or remove all spaces
between the switch and the assignment.

Since /k prevents the files being deleted from the /t designated directory
you'll need to delete them later

Also, fastconv won't create any directories so what you designate needs to
exist.

Before playing with this make a backup copy of the entire store :)

let me know how it turns out...
 
I tried what you sugested and entered the following:
fastconv /i:00000001.dat e/:0000007c.dat s/ c:\fast\USMT2.unc /d
c:\fast\extract /t c:\fast\temp /k

The program ran for about an hour and at the end I got the message:
Cannot load transport database. TRANSDB.dat might be corrupt. Error: 3

Any other thoughts?
 
Jon,

I tried the thinks in the article but when I run the wizard it does not give
me a temp direcotry so that solution will not work. I tried calling some
data recovery services but had no luck... in fact one guy told me I would
have a better chance of recovering files from the computer that I rebuilt
than getting them out of the archive.

Any other thoughs about another direction?

Thanks,
 
Hi,

Advanced Outlook Repair can help to undelete the emails you delete by
mistake. Refer tohttp://www.datanumen.com/aor/problems/outlook-deleted.htmfor more
detailed information.

And visitinghttp://www.datanumen.com/aor/can get detailed information
about Advanced Outlook Repair.

And you can also download a free demo version athttp://www.datanumen.com/aor/aor.exe

Alan

--
zwr
------------------------------------------------------------------------
zwr's Profile:http://forums.techarena.in/members/59294.htm
View this thread:http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/46212.htm

http://forums.techarena.in
Click to expand...

Did you not notice that this newsgroup post "last" porting was dated
Feb 4, 2005. This is over 4 years old!!
 
Back
Top