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Old 09-09-2007   #1 (permalink)
Chris Cowles


 
 

ultimate backup error: file already exists

I'm trying to back up from Vista Ultimate to a share on a networked
Linksys NSLU2 I named NAS1. The share is 'backup'. Backup can browse
to the folder at which point I get a userid/pw prompt. After
completing login to NAS1, Vista backup consistently fails because
"Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (0x80070087)".

When I look in the share directory, there's a new subdirectory with
long hexadecimal name. It wasn't there before I started backup, so
backup created it then wants to try to created it again?

Any suggestions for resolution?

TIA
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL



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Old 09-09-2007   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: ultimate backup error: file already exists

This is indeed a reason why backing up to mapped drives isn't supported
with Windows Vista.

According to Microsoft, to use a NAS device as a backup target, you
need to create the share with "Full Control" privileges for the user whose
credentials they want to connect with.

If this doesn't work, contact your NAS manufacturer to ask them for
upgraded firmware based on 3.x version of Samba.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Chris Cowles" wrote:

I'm trying to back up from Vista Ultimate to a share on a networked
Linksys NSLU2 I named NAS1. The share is 'backup'. Backup can browse
to the folder at which point I get a userid/pw prompt. After
completing login to NAS1, Vista backup consistently fails because
"Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (0x80070087)".

When I look in the share directory, there's a new subdirectory with
long hexadecimal name. It wasn't there before I started backup, so
backup created it then wants to try to created it again?

Any suggestions for resolution?

TIA
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-09-2007   #3 (permalink)
Chris Cowles


 
 

Re: ultimate backup error: file already exists

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F4AD1FC4-9525-4141-BB11-40F64110517D@xxxxxx
Quote:

>
> This is indeed a reason why backing up to mapped drives isn't
> supported
> with Windows Vista.
>
> According to Microsoft, to use a NAS device as a backup target, you
> need to create the share with "Full Control" privileges for the user
> whose
> credentials they want to connect with.
The account in question is adminstrator on the NAS. Why would that not
work?

If it matters, I didn't use a mapped drive letter. I used UNC,
\\NAS1\BACKUP.
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Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-12-2007   #4 (permalink)
Eduardo Laureano [MSFT]


 
 

Re: ultimate backup error: file already exists

Some other users have reported problems that turned out to be Samba bugs. In
terms of troubleshooting you could try to use a subfolder under the share
and see if that works. If it doesn't, sometimes a firmware update is what is
needed to have this device behave as expected. The more recent Samba
versions (3.0.2.x) are more stable.

Eduardo
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"Chris Cowles" <spam_magnet@xxxxxx-me-bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Quote:

> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F4AD1FC4-9525-4141-BB11-40F64110517D@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>
>> This is indeed a reason why backing up to mapped drives isn't supported
>> with Windows Vista.
>>
>> According to Microsoft, to use a NAS device as a backup target, you
>> need to create the share with "Full Control" privileges for the user
>> whose
>> credentials they want to connect with.
>
> The account in question is adminstrator on the NAS. Why would that not
> work?
>
> If it matters, I didn't use a mapped drive letter. I used UNC,
> \\NAS1\BACKUP.
> --
> Chris Cowles
> Gainesville, FL
>
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Old 02-27-2009   #5 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium x64
 
 

Re: ultimate backup error: file already exists

[quote='Eduardo Laureano [MSFT];449349']Some other users have reported problems that turned out to be Samba bugs. In
terms of troubleshooting you could try to use a subfolder under the share
and see if that works.


FYI. I tried adding the subfolder under the share and it didn't work. Why on earth would Vista have been designed not to support backing up to NAS? What Rocket Scientist thought that was a good idea?

Leigh
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