Bronco Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Why does retro issue error messages about permissions or busy or sharing when I have excluded these files from being backed up? It seems such a waste of resources and time to even look at permissions, etc when I don't want them backed up. It also takes my time to review the errors in case there is a real problem. Is there any way around this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Hi If you are getting the messages you have not excluded them from the backup. Can you be more specific about your OS and the files you are trying to exclude? Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyJ Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 If the error is "can't read security information, error -1020 (sharing violation)" on files you've excluded it indicates that the file _permissions_ can't be read, not the files themselves. Your files are not getting backed up. Permissions are backed up all or none on your entire source via the Microsoft API. If you want NTFS permissions backed up, you will continue to see these errors. The only way around it is to turn off permissions in your backup options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted September 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Yes they are mainly 1020 errors. But the point is WHY does Retro report these on files that I have listed as EXCLUDED? Retro should just skip these files and not waste its time or mine checking permissions. I then have to check these useless errors? Am I missing something here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natew Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Hi In order to back up a restorable registry and filesystem Retrospect has to back up security information about all of the files on the disk. This is regardless of whether you have excluded the files or not. It is a pain but it is the only way to make your system fully restorable in the event of a crash. Nate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted September 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks I appreaciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awnews Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 Or Dantz could minimize the confusion and repeated questions about this with: if (-1020 error occurs) AND (user is backing up that file) ---report error for this file else ---mask error for this file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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