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I have a 250 gig backup drive which is now full and my weekly backup is
failing.
the drive I am backing up shows only 133 gig used in properties why has the
back up exceeded the total disk usage i am backing up.
The file structure on backupo drive shows only one backup set dated 2007-08-04
within which are the weekly folders for my backups each of which contains a
varying number of zip files.

I am reluctant to just delete and start over but cannot see a way of
managing backed up data. Any suhhestions would be welcome
 
When you run Disk Manager, there is an option to remove all but the last
restore point. This also removes all but the most recent backup.
 
Also, there are some good tutorials on this site about both kinds of
backups.
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Most of the people/messages you see are NOT using that site. What you
are using is nothing more than a cute little web-based bulletin board
that harvests messages from larger sources so that it looks busier and
has more subscribers than it otherwise would.

Why did I say that? Because most people reading your message have no
idea what those tutorials are because they don't see what you see when
they access Usenet.
 
Most of the people/messages you see are NOT using that site.  What you
are using is nothing more than a cute little web-based  bulletin board
that harvests messages from larger sources so that it looks busier and
has more subscribers than it otherwise would.

Why did I say that?  Because most people reading your message have no
idea what those tutorials are because they don't see what you see when
they access Usenet.
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Thanks Nonny. My bad. I participate in the forums on that same site
and missed that this particular thread was in the ng. I will be more
cautious in the future. I don't mean to ever use that site for posting
to the ng.

FWIW - the site in question is http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ and
it appears to be only partially available at the moment, so I'd check
there in a few hours if you're interested.

-solon fox
 
Thanks Nonny. My bad. I participate in the forums on that same site
and missed that this particular thread was in the ng. I will be more
cautious in the future. I don't mean to ever use that site for posting
to the ng.
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You could participate in them just as easily if you had a newsreader
(Windows Mail, Thunderbird, Forte Agent... to name just a few). In
fact, you could participate in them and MORE.
FWIW - the site in question is http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ and
it appears to be only partially available at the moment, so I'd check
there in a few hours if you're interested.
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I am aware of that site - and one called "VistaHeads".

Both are a source of irritation to me - and probably to many others on
Usenet (the REAL forum).
 
To reclaim the "lost" whitespace, empty the recycle bin and then defrag the
drive. With it as full as it is you need to use a defragger like Diskeeper
or Perfect Disk. You can download a 15-day trial and use that. I just had
to do that on a 750GB drive and it took about 4 hours with Diskeeper. The
Windows defragger is not going to do that kind of job for you.
 
You could participate in them just as easily if you had a newsreader
(Windows Mail, Thunderbird, Forte Agent... to name just a few).  In
fact, you could participate in them and MORE.


I am aware of that site - and one called "VistaHeads".

Both are a source of irritation to me - and probably to many others on
Usenet (the REAL forum).- Hide quoted text -

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Hi Nonny,

Ah well, I don't want to take sides for or against any. I participate
in Usenet through a variety of methods. It is most convenient for me
to access this ng through Google due to what is available to me and
not available based on which network I am using to reach the Internet.
I appreciate the advice, it just isn't the best way for me atm.

When I participate on Usenet, I would prefer not to advertise myself
or my affiliations -- not that a true newsreader client would do that.
All I ask is that the value of my participation be judged by what I
write and not by who I am, what company I may or may not work for, or
what initials may be tacked on to my signature. I'd rather people just
THINK and judge for themselves - as I know that you do.

-solon fox
 
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