stefanwoe Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I just tried to rebuild a catalog from all the existing rdb files. It seems to be impossible. I point Retrospect 7.6.1 to the directory of the rdb-files and it tells me that this volume does not contain any backup data. I retried it with every directory level. What am i doing wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Did you select the 1- folder and click okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanwoe Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Yes of course - i tried every single folder in the whole hierarchy. From the root down to th folder where the rdb files are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Something may be wrong with the backup data. You will probably want to call tech support directly for more help on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanwoe Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I doubt strongly that the data is corrupted. It was created through a initial backup a few days before and i was able to browse it, using the BackupSet-File. If i dont use the BackUpSet file, i can not rebuild it. All this is rather a test, but i am shocked that such a important function does not work. I always stored my catalog files on the same volume as my data. I cant understand why it should be useful to store it on the drive which's fault i want to be prepared on. NOW - i know that that my strategy was right. So - do you have any other hint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanwoe Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Solution Found! After purchasing a Support case for 80.-Euros and after having the German Support asking in America the solution is: Rebuilding catalog files does not work - sometimes - with NAS-Drives. If i connect the same drive via USB, the catalog rebuild works! It i use it via LAN id does not! Why are these basic things are so difficult sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 What model of NAS device do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanwoe Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 The problem occurs with both my NAS: 1) 500GB Teac Alu NAS 2) Iomega Home Network HDD 1TB According to retrospect Support in germany, a Catalog rebuild results in a certain "stresstest" for a NAS. I cant see, why a NAS should fail, where a USB mounted device succeeds. It may be slower but it must work. The real pain is that Retrospect shows no such hint. I only see the message "Disk contains no Backup data" - which is untrue. If there would be a hint "this might be a NAS-Problem" - i would have needed a couple of hours less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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