Files Missing From Backup

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We have Retrospect Server running on a Blue and White Power Macintosh G3 with APS tape backup (AIT II) under Mac OS 10.1.5 (will upgrade to 10.2.2 shortly).

 

 

 

Backups have been going well and when we've needed to recover data, no problem. On two occasions however, the backup reports have said backups were completed. In both instances, Retrospect backed up a particular folder and some of its contents but not all. The files that weren't backed up were the same types as those that were backed up (MS Word docs) and not in use at the time of backup. The selectors were set to back up those files.

 

 

 

The inconclusive suspicion is that there may have been something up with the hard drive the data was stored on.

 

 

 

What would cause Retrospect to backup some data in a particular folder but not other similar types of data (barring the backup scripts and selectors. We've already ruled those out)?

 

 

 

Additionally, is there a way for Retrospect to back up the data and then compare that backup against what is on the hard drive, in the folder and report what files weren't backed up or say something like 10 of 14 files backed up?

 

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

Roger