You can disagree all you want but when I converted my FAT32 external drive
to NTFS I stopped receiving "backup failed" messages.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:12:44 -0500, "Bob" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Quote:
>> Maybe not but since NTFS is the recommended file system for Vista it's
>> one
>> more troubleshooting step the OP can take.
>
>
> Sorry, I completely disagree. It's completely irrelevant to his
> problem, and a waste of time, as far as his problem is concerned.
>
> Quote:
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u489q3lo590p72gmj9pkrb2hg809t1fqm0@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 09:02:42 -0500, "Bob" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> If your external HD format is FAT32 convert it to NTFS.
>> >
>> >
>> > Why? There is no problem using a FAT32 drive, external or internal, in
>> > Vista.
>> >
>> > The only potential issue is that FAT32 has a size limit of 4GB for any
>> > single file. But that doesn't sound like his issue.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Also see: Add "Take Ownership" to right-click menu in Vista
>> >> http://www.petri.co.il/add-take-owne...menu-vista.htm
>> >>
>> >> "masood" <masood.345ol5@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:masood.345ol5@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...
>> >> >
>> >> > but i still cant back up all my pictures or music....it will let me
>> >> > access and use them but not copy them onto my external hard drive
>> >> >
>> >> >
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