Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!ginosko!samsung!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!sun-barr!rutgers!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: HD Backup problems Message-ID: Date: 31 Oct 89 21:19:59 GMT References: <2357@nigel.udel.EDU> <4406@druwy.ATT.COM> <3108@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 19 In article <3108@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes: > your backup floppy to see what files are on it. QUARTERBACK saves a copy > of your hard disk's directory structure on the backup floppy, which means > that ALL directory and subdirectory names appear. So, it becomes a chore to > look through all those directories for the one or two files that are actually > on the backup disk. There is an option on the RESTORE menu to have it not do that. I don't know why the default is "yes". I didn't notice the option at all for a while. Strange thing is, I can't think why someone would want such a feature. (Any suggestions?) > | Dan Barrett - Systems Administrator, Computer Science Department | -- Drew University -- Tom Limoncelli C M Box 1060 -- limonce@pilot.njin.net limonce@pilot.rutgers.edu P O Box 802 -- tlimonce@drunivac.Bitnet <<<-has a "T" in it. Madison, NJ 07940 -- 201-408-5389 ...!rutgers!njin!limonce