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[jrj]

The new computer is computer is playing tricks on me.
I've scheduled a partial backup of the data on a daily
basis which is to replace the old backup file. I
scheduled it so that it has an hour to do its job before
anything else is scheduled. I know from doing a manual
backup that it takes only 15 minutes from start to
finish. I also know that the file should be approximately
815 MB in size.

Every morning when I look at the new backup file I'm
amazed at what I see. It can be 100 MB one day and 400 MB
another. When I run it manually from the Scheduled Tasks
window it stops at different places in the backup
process, never at any one file.

I have recreated the backup task numerous times to make
sure that it is done right. The same problem keeps
occurring. Am I delusional or is there a problem with the
utility?

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

jrj wrote:
> The new computer is computer is playing tricks on me.
> I've scheduled a partial backup of the data on a daily
> basis which is to replace the old backup file. I
> scheduled it so that it has an hour to do its job before
> anything else is scheduled. I know from doing a manual
> backup that it takes only 15 minutes from start to
> finish. I also know that the file should be approximately
> 815 MB in size.
>
> Every morning when I look at the new backup file I'm
> amazed at what I see. It can be 100 MB one day and 400 MB
> another. When I run it manually from the Scheduled Tasks
> window it stops at different places in the backup
> process, never at any one file.
>
> I have recreated the backup task numerous times to make
> sure that it is done right. The same problem keeps
> occurring. Am I delusional or is there a problem with the
> utility?

What type of backup do have selected in Tools/Options/BackUp Type tab. This
setting can make a big difference in the files and size of the daily back
up.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
XP Shell/User

[jrj]

In setting up the scheduler, the selection is "normal"
and "replace the existing file".

>-----Original Message-----
>jrj wrote:
>> The new computer is computer is playing tricks on me.
>> I've scheduled a partial backup of the data on a daily
>> basis which is to replace the old backup file. I
>> scheduled it so that it has an hour to do its job
before
>> anything else is scheduled. I know from doing a manual
>> backup that it takes only 15 minutes from start to
>> finish. I also know that the file should be
approximately
>> 815 MB in size.
>>
>> Every morning when I look at the new backup file I'm
>> amazed at what I see. It can be 100 MB one day and 400
MB
>> another. When I run it manually from the Scheduled
Tasks
>> window it stops at different places in the backup
>> process, never at any one file.
>>
>> I have recreated the backup task numerous times to make
>> sure that it is done right. The same problem keeps
>> occurring. Am I delusional or is there a problem with
the
>> utility?
>
>What type of backup do have selected in
Tools/Options/BackUp Type tab. This
>setting can make a big difference in the files and size
of the daily back
>up.
>
>--
>
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>XP Shell/User
>
>
>.
>