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Number   :  3474
Date     :  2003-01-07
Author   :  Dan Anderson
Subject  :  Re: EXTREME alarm
Size(KB) :  2


Yuki, pending a reply from Kan, does the following email that he sent Dec 31
relate to your problem?

Dan


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----- Original Message -----
From: Kan Yabumoto 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: [xxcopy] USB oddities


>
> Dear Yuki:
>
> The problem is a very common one. Add the /FF switch to your
> command line. It will add a margin of 2 seconds to accommodate
> the timestamp granularity difference between the file systems.
> The /FF switch works on all versions.
>
> Actually, we got so sick of the same question, we decided
> to automate the handling of the situation.
>
> We added the /FFCY (default) and /FFC switches.
>
> You must be a new member in here. I just posted
> the following message yesterday.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xxcopy/message/3396
>
> The /FFCY (and /FFC) feature is new in the latest
> beta test version.
>
> http://www.xxcopy.com/betatest/ (v.2.83.4)
>



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----- Original Message -----
From: Yuki Taga 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:03 AM
Subject: [xxcopy] EXTREME alarm


> Hi,
>
> I installed 2.83.4 over the previous recent version today.
>
> Then I ran a normal backup. The first command on the set:
>
> ECHO OFF
>
> xxcopy m:\2000ap~1\equis72 "t:\Daily Essential\equis72" /CLONE/YY /WV0
>
> I knew something was wrong pretty quickly, as the external USB drive
> (t:) started writing like crazy, but the DOS window in XP was just
> sitting there not giving me any output.
>
> So I slammed it shut as fast as I could.
>
> Too late. Drive t: was wiped. 120GB drive, and xxcopy was busy
> cloning my entire m: drive to it. This is NOT the command, and no
> other command was run except what you see above.
>
> This has NEVER happened before. Obviously, if it happens again,
> xxcopy and I are through. I used to think this was a fantastic
> program. I am not so sure now. I am in a terrible position now,
> needing to redo a tremendous number of partition images, some with
> incremental backups that CANNOT be duplicated.
>
> Any ideas why xxcopy went xxcrazy?
>
> Best,
>
> Yuku
>
> mailto:yukitaga@t...
>
>
>
>
>
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>



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