file name for ntbackup

[Guest]

When I try to use ntbackup, I get the following message: "The backup file
name could not be used. (File name attempted.) Please ensure it is a valid
path, and that you have sufficient access." I am an Administrator user, and
am trying to save to CDs (drive D:\). (Sample of unusable path: D:\maybackup)
Please help.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

When I try to use ntbackup, I get the following message: "The
backup file name could not be used. (File name attempted.) Please
ensure it is a valid path, and that you have sufficient access." I
am an Administrator user, and am trying to save to CDs (drive D:\).
(Sample of unusable path: D:\maybackup) Please help.

You cannot use NTBACKUP to write to CD/DVDs directly/innately.
You have to write somewhere else and then you can burn it to CD/DVD if you
want.

Windows Backup Does Not Back Up to CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R Devices
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315255/

 

[Rock]

When I try to use ntbackup, I get the following message: "The backup file
name could not be used. (File name attempted.) Please ensure it is a valid
path, and that you have sufficient access." I am an Administrator user, and
am trying to save to CDs (drive D:\). (Sample of unusable path: D:\maybackup)
Please help.

Ntbackup cannot write directly to CDs unless packet writing software is
installed, and then it will only write to a single CD. Create the
backup file elsewhere and burn to CD later.

 

[Guest]

The fact that NTBK does not burn to CD's is another reaon to get a reliable
third party software. The important thing is that you do not let this issue
deter you from backing up regularly. Automatic shceduling is a great way to
comply with a backup policy. I use Norton Ghost because it seems do work
quickly and it has an image browser perfect for my needs.

Worth repeating: The important thing is that you do not let this issue
deter you from backing up regularly.

What does everyone else use?

Mark

 

[Robert Moir]

The fact that NTBK does not burn to CD's is another reaon to get a
reliable third party software. The important thing is that you do
not let this issue deter you from backing up regularly. Automatic
shceduling is a great way to comply with a backup policy. I use
Norton Ghost because it seems do work quickly and it has an image
browser perfect for my needs.

Worth repeating: The important thing is that you do not let this
issue deter you from backing up regularly.

What does everyone else use?

NTBackup. I just use it properly.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

When I try to use ntbackup, I get the following message: "The backup file
name could not be used. (File name attempted.) Please ensure it is a valid
path, and that you have sufficient access." I am an Administrator user, and
am trying to save to CDs (drive D:\). (Sample of unusable path: D:\maybackup)
Please help.

WinXP's NTBackup does not recognize CDRs or CDRWs as valid backup
media. By design, it will only write back-ups to tape drives or
another physical or logical hard drive. Many people back-up to a
spare hard drive, and then burn the resulting file to a CD, as a
work-around. Another option, of course, is to use a 3rd party backup
solution.


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Bruce Chambers

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