Archive File Writing Error

[Houley456]

I have primary and secondary snapshots on my internal hard drive and all is fine....when trying to make an archive to my external USB hard drive and when its nearly at the end, I get this error....

"Windows was unable to save all the data for the file K:\Archive of Primary Snapshot.arx. The data has been lost....1285 Error writing to archive file...."

Any ideas how to archive?

[screamer]

What does the log file show / say?

...screamer

[Peter2150]

Silly question, but you do have enough space on the external drive?

[ErikAlbert]

Silly question #2 : the external harddisk was ON ?
Silly question #3 : archive folder OK in Tools/Options/Archives of FDISR ?

[Houley456]

{QUOTE-> What does the log file show / say?

...screamer <-QUOTE}

1285 Error writing to Archive File...

[Houley456]

{QUOTE-> Silly question, but you do have enough space on the external drive? <-QUOTE}

Absolutely.....there is 229gb left.....

[Houley456]

{QUOTE-> Silly question #2 : the external harddisk was ON ?
Silly question #3 : archive folder OK in Tools/Options/Archives of FDISR ? <-QUOTE}

yes, external drive on....

tools/options/archives.....i specified alternate location for my usb external drive k:\.....

[Peter2150]

Unless any one else has any idea's and assuming you obtained FDISR from Raxco, I'd click the about button, and the support info, and have it attach your log, and then send if off to Raxco.

Pete

[ErikAlbert]

Well I have the same kind of setup as Houley and I copy/update (archive) regularly snapshots to my external harddisk
without any problems.
Maybe the copy/update (archive) was disturbed by some security softwares and failed.

Houley, did you try it more than once and each time the same error ?

[Houley456]

{QUOTE-> Well I have the same kind of setup as Houley and I copy/update (archive) regularly snapshots to my external harddisk
without any problems.
Maybe the copy/update (archive) was disturbed by some security softwares and failed.

Houley, did you try it more than once and each time the same error ? <-QUOTE}

yes....I'll do like Peter suggest and send to Raxco......

[Houley456]

Noticed a previous post from "screamer" about using the ISR copy function RSS vice MicroSoft's VSS.....it archived fine with no errors.....

thanks, screamer

[Peter2150]

{QUOTE-> Noticed a previous post from "screamer" about using the ISR copy function RSS vice MicroSoft's VSS.....it archived fine with no errors.....

thanks, screamer <-QUOTE}

Hi Houley

You might want to report that to Raxco anyway. There be an issue there that needs fixing.

Pete

[screamer]

{QUOTE-> Noticed a previous post from "screamer" about using the ISR copy function RSS vice MicroSoft's VSS.....it archived fine with no errors.....

thanks, screamer <-QUOTE}

Glad it worked out for you :thumb:

...screamer