backup problem with DOS 3.0

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From: Ted Emigh
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1986 21:22

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I have just run across an error in the backup program that I have not seen
listed before.  I backed up the entire C: disk on an AT with the command
backup c:\ a:/s
After formatting the disk, I tried
restore a: c:/s/p
It restored the first disk, then when I put in the second disk restore
complained about having the disk out of sequence.  I looked at the second
disk and the ID file was empty (0 bytes).  All the other disks for the
backup had the correct ID files (128bytes) -- only this one was messed up.
(I'm nobody's fool -- the only R/O files were the system files in the root
directory).  Fortunately, I have a second set of backup disks (the hard disk
had recently gone bad), so I was able to restore from them.

Has anyone else seen this?  Is this another bug in backup/restore?
...and what about Naomi?

My problem is solved, but I would like to know if I need to continue to check
backup disks for this or other errors.

-- 

Ted H. Emigh     Genetics and Statistics, North Carolina State U, Raleigh  NC
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Subject: backup problem with DOS 3.0
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 16:22:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 21 16:22:46 1986
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