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i would test it on another PC - it can be a bad usb drive.<br />
you can try another usb cable, or usb port also
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I have checked cables,USB port. I will check on another PC.<br />
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However, drive is recognized and on opening drive it makes available the data stored on it.<br />
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Retrospect SETUP and AUTOMATIC BACKUP &quot;buttons&quot; do no respond.It indicates it is &quot;updating status and then notes 0 restore points available
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yhrn try a system restore to a date it worked.
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sorry - should be : then try...
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system restore for the PC ???
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logic please. <br />
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The last time it appeared to store was 2 days ago and backup was stopped with the following message---&quot;you have either run out of space,or the backup file(.bkf) is too large for this disk.Note:if this disk is formatted with FAT 32 &nbsp;the maximum possible size for the back up file is limited to 4G.The backup operation will stop.&quot;<br />
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From what I understand FAT 32 is not an issue with a nominal 300 GB disk.<br />
I was trying to backup the computer system.<br />
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&gt;&gt; &nbsp;backup was stopped with the following message---&quot;you have either run out of space,or the backup file(.bkf) is too large for this disk. &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;&lt; &nbsp; you can verify if there is enought space left (or delete files to make space)<br />
&gt;&gt;&nbsp; Note:if this disk is formatted with FAT 32 &nbsp;the maximum possible size for the back up file is limited to 4G. &nbsp;&lt;&lt; &nbsp; this refers to the max file size for Fat32 file systems<br />
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but i'm glad to see you're operational again - probably the update cured it, along with your procedure.
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Software has been loaded and deleted twice on PC but SETUP button on Retrospect is not active/doesn't do anything.Security has been disabled.<br />
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Somehow I was once able to backup some files which are accessible but there are no restore points.Can not figure out how to backup more files
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Software has been loaded and deleted twice on PC but SETUP button on Retrospect is not active/doesn't do anything.Security has been disabled.

Somehow I was once able to backup some files which are accessible but there are no restore points.Can not figure out how to backup more files

How do I get SETUP button on Retrospective Express of Maxtor One Touch II 300GB to work ??

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

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