I regularly copy my exchange backup file from disk to RDX cartridge using robocopy, and it is about 45 GB. While it is smaller than your file, I've never had a problem with it.
What are your results with robocopy? On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 8:26 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Haven’t tried to compress yet. > > NTFS. > > > > *From:* Ames Matthew B [mailto:[email protected]] > *Posted At:* Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:35 AM > > *Posted To:* [email protected] > *Conversation:* uc RE: Copying large file > > *Subject:* RE: Copying large file > > > > Can you compress the file and then copy it? If it is an SQL .bak file it > may well compress a lot. > > > > What filesystem is that of the USB device? > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 31 January 2011 14:31 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Copying large file > > I am trying to copy a 67Gb .bak file from a USB drive to a SAS Raid-5 drive > and I get an error after like 2 hours saying I couldn’t copy the file??? > > *OS:* > > Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2 > > *Memory:* > > 4096 MB > > *Processor:* > > 8 * Intel Pentium III Xeon processor > > > > I have read a copy of KB’s but they were just saying to take SP1…Well I am > on SP2??? > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based > upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender > if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor > email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of > security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: > 3796233) Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD > http://www.qinetiq.com > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
