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I have Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 with 3 Backup to Disk folders 1.5TB each in a Drive Pool.<br />
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Low Disk Space Threshold is not enabled. Recently I filled all drives in the poop to within kb of free space on each.<br />
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With the overwrite protection as I have it jobs could not continue as no new media could be created and existing media could not be re-used.<br />
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I moved all media into the scratch media set. Shouldn't this allow my jobs to continue, re-using existing media?<br />
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In options I have &quot;Overwrite recyclable media before scratch media&quot; as recommended for backup to disk devices.<br />
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All backup to disk folders are sporting the &quot;low disk space&quot; warning.
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I have Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 with 3 Backup to Disk folders 1.5TB each in a Drive Pool.

Low Disk Space Threshold is not enabled. Recently I filled all drives in the poop to within kb of free space on each.

With the overwrite protection as I have it jobs could not continue as no new media could be created and existing media could not be re-used.

I moved all media into the scratch media set. Shouldn't this allow my jobs to continue, re-using existing media?

In options I have "Overwrite recyclable media before scratch media" as recommended for backup to disk devices.

All backup to disk folders are sporting the "low disk space" warning.

Symantec Backup Exec wont use Scratch Media

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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.