PeterNa Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 First back-up from G-3 via file sharing (OS 9.2.2 but also can boot to OSX 3.2) shows 138 "errors" due to "locked/busy" files. Is there any way to unlock files enmase without going to every frigging one of them? Is there another way around this? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Hi What is running on the OS9 machine during the backup? Why not install Retrospect client and backup that way? It might help with this as well. Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNa Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Thanks Nate- New to Retrospect and, embaressed to say, backing up entire volumes to external HD. So, I haven't messed with the “Client” part of it and was hoping to get by with the “shared" computer approach. The shared G-4 didn't have any standard applications running when backed-up. I note that all the files noted in the "Operations Log" as "locked/busy" are system and related files. Could it be that we have some extention(s) or whatever that is/are churning away when nothing is “supposed to" be going on. I will update it to 9.2.2 and try a back-up with all extentions off except OS 9.x basic and see what happens. Just wanted to say thanks for reply in the meantime. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hi No need to be embarrased - this backup stuff has a steep learning curve at first. Thanks for the update. nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNa Posted February 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Dantz folks- Please see previous posts on this- I have upgraded shared G-4 from OS 9.2.1 to 9.2.2 and backed up again with basic mac extenions only. Still get the same group of errors showing "locked/busy" files covering System Folder items. In addition have also backed up a second shared ibook with the same result. Can you assist me in resolving this-Please! Nate-Thanks for the comment about the learning curve-I always assume I am one of those "slow learners" and screwing things up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hi If you are still trying to do this via file sharing you need to install the client. I think it will resolve this for you. nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNa Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Nate- Installed Client Software on second G-4 running OS 9.2.2 and same 168 "busy/locked" errors resulted after Back-Up. There are 12 items in the System file that do get backed up which seems to add to the confusion! What's next?? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNa Posted February 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2004 Nate-- Finally got this thing figured out! I thought I was connnected through FTP, but I wasn't! Client Software running without errors as we speak! As you told me, it goes more than twice as fast as the "sharing" route. This computer experiance really keeps me humblized! Thanks for your help! Peter Naylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Glad to hear the backup is up and running! Thanks Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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