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From: ww0n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Walter Lloyd Wimer, III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: OS9 Backup util
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Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 22:00:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 11 22:00:29 1987
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> From: df1b+@andrew.cmu.edu (David R. Fulmer)
> 
> The backup command that is supplied with OS9 (both levels!!!) refuses to
> backup a disk onto another disk that was formatted differently.  This makes
> sense in that you can't backup a 40 track disk onto a 35 track disk.
> Unfortunately this won't let you backup a 35 track disk to a 40 track disk.
> Is there "something" that will let you do this.  It shouldn't be that hard to
> do - just backup the first 35 tracks, then mark the sectors on track 0 to say
> that its really a 40 track disk.
> 
> If anyone knows of "something" to do this, I'd appreciate hearing....
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Fulmer
> df1b+@andrew.cmu.edu  (arpa)
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> 

Try using something like:

	OS9: chd /d0
	OS9: dsave -s32 /d0 /d1 ! shell

which copies all files on /d0 to /d1 and produces NO FRAGMENTATION.
You better check the syntax for dsave; I'm just typing from the top
of my head and could be wrong. . . .  Good luck.


Walt Wimer
Carnegie Mellon University

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