asked on Backup Exec 12.5 unable to overwrite to external HD
I have several customers who use an external USB hard drive to back up their data nightly using Backup Exec 12.5. In the process of doing this, we run into a problem.
If the drive fills up, even if the data is set to overwrite, the backup fails. If I go in and delete some of the backups, the backups begin again, but only until the drive fills up. Does anyone know of a way that we can stop this, where the data will automatically overwrite like it's supposed to?
If the drive fills up, even if the data is set to overwrite, the backup fails. If I go in and delete some of the backups, the backups begin again, but only until the drive fills up. Does anyone know of a way that we can stop this, where the data will automatically overwrite like it's supposed to?
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If you're using the GRT option in your backups and are using a "Removable backup-to-disk" folder, that article could describe your problem. I believe Symantec are still working on a fix for this.
If this is your problem, a workaround would be to disable GRT in your backups or manually delete the backups.