W2K Backup Problem with NTBACKUP.EXE

[Byrom Wehner]

I use a second hard drive (40 GB) for backups. I was
trying to do a "full" (normal) backup of (estimated) about
4.5 GB and 59,447 files. When I started, my backup hard
drive had about 7 GB in use and 30 GB free, defragmented.
Shortly before the backup completed, I got an error
message "Insert Media: The fixed media is full. You cannot
backup all of the specified data to this disk device. The
backup operation will stop." The backup log says "End of
Media encountered while backing up to non-removable
media." The "files processed" shows about 4.2 GB and
54,989 files. The hard drive still shows 26.6 GB free. As
far as I can tell, Windows 2000 recognizes the correct
size of the backup hard drive.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If your target drive is FAT32 (rather than NTFS) then
you are limited to a maximum file size of 4 GBytes.

 

[SaltPeter]

I use a second hard drive (40 GB) for backups. I was
trying to do a "full" (normal) backup of (estimated) about
4.5 GB and 59,447 files. When I started, my backup hard
drive had about 7 GB in use and 30 GB free, defragmented.
Shortly before the backup completed, I got an error
message "Insert Media: The fixed media is full. You cannot
backup all of the specified data to this disk device. The
backup operation will stop." The backup log says "End of
Media encountered while backing up to non-removable
media." The "files processed" shows about 4.2 GB and
54,989 files. The hard drive still shows 26.6 GB free. As
far as I can tell, Windows 2000 recognizes the correct
size of the backup hard drive.

Convert the target drive to NTFS.

 

[Byrom Wehner]

Thanks! It is a FAT32 drive. I suspected that there was
probably some kind of file size limitation, but could not
readily find the information. Related question: My primary
drive is FAT32. Would there be a probably mixing FAT32 and
NTFS drives on the same system?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

No.

Thanks! It is a FAT32 drive. I suspected that there was
probably some kind of file size limitation, but could not
readily find the information. Related question: My primary
drive is FAT32. Would there be a probably mixing FAT32 and
NTFS drives on the same system?

 

[Doug Allen [MSFT]]

I agree. In fact, if it was my box I would say convert it to NTFS using the
convert command.

--
Doug Allen, Windows 2000 MCSE

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