Just a thought- as I understand the problem, you are trying to backup to a
hard drive rather than to tape of removable right? and the file that is
getting to be too big is the file that Retrospect is writing, right? So
here's possible workaround that I haven't tried, but it makes sense so it
might work:
Try partitioning the drive into segments <2GB, and then define all of the
partitions within Retrospect as members of the backup set. If my
assumptions about the way Retrospect works are correct, then it will fill
up each one in turn and the files will not get over the 2GB limit imposed
by ASIP.
As I said, I haven't tried this, so it's really a guess. Does anyone see
any reason why this wouldn't work?
Good Luck!
--Ben
"Dan O'Donnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/15/2000 10:29:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Macintosh File
I waas under the impression that the 2GB file size was a limitation
of the MacOS, and not ASIP alone. If so, you may have other problems.
But you might try compressing it with Stuffit Deluxe, and dividing
the resulting compressed file into parts. (Though if the 2GB limit is
set by the OS then this probably won't work either.)
At 12:16 PM -0600 on 12/15/00, Donovan Brooke wrote:
>Thanks Eric for your help. I didn't think of looking towards ASIP
>as being the
>problem, but it looks to be just that. Realizing now that a single
>file can only
>be a max of 2 gigs, is there a procedure for spliting up the file to
>back up onto?
>Can retrospect jump to a new file when it has reached 2 gigs or can
>I designate
>another file to copy to when it reaches the 2 gig limit??? -
>Thanks, - Donovan
>
>Eric Ullman wrote:
>
>>According to Apple's Tech Info Library article #15460, "AppleShare File
>>Sharing: Chart of All Limitations," last modified 11/17/2000, ASIP 6.x
still
>>has a 2GB file size limit.
>>
>>
>><http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n15460
>http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n15460
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