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Number   :  5191
Date     :  2003-08-01
Author   :  Bob Weir
Subject  :  Re: xxcopy CLONE win/me to USB drive -- problem
Size(KB) :  1


Rod wrote: -
> Something is seriously wrong here. File structures get
hosed, and I think that it is XXCOPY that is doing it!
>
> 1. Started afresh from partition and format. FDISK reports
>
> G: 1 A PriDOS DAV4IS 34224 FAT32 90%
> 2 ExtDOS 3812 10%
>
> (+ info re logical drive H: which I neglected to record)
>
> SCANDISK reports no problems on either drive.
>
> 2. XXCOPY part of specific folder (WINDOWS) from C: to G:
>
> SCANDISK reports no problems on either drive.
>
> 3. Using windows copy (drag&drop), copy some files from D:
to H: (includind several big ones of 50MB or more).
>
> SCANDISK reports no problems on either drive.
>
> 4. Run utility to wipe free space on H:, if there are
crossed allocations with G:, this should have an effect on G:.
>
> SCANDISK reports no problems on either drive.
>
> 5. XXCOPY C:\ G:\ /CLONE
> Allow to run several minutes, interrupt with CTL+C.
>
> SCANDISK now reports problems with H:
> * Volume label is hosed (was SYSTEM_SAV, now garbage)
> * Backup copies of FAT are not identical
> (I thought it pointless to look for further errors)
>
> So, WHAT is going on here??? It certainly /looks/ as if
XXCOPY is causing the problem by writing outside the primary
partition G: onto the extension H:.
>
> -R.

XXCOPY is one programme where I am sure that the software will
do what it is told to do. The first cloning of a large amount
can take a long time, especially if there are a lot of
failures to copy due to transient errors. I wonder if your
installation of XXCOPY (presumably on C) is corrupted or if
you have some problem with C itself. I think I would have
booted the new drive and then tried to copy and verify data
from the old but I hope someone more expert than I has a
better idea of what is happening and what to do next.

Bob



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