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Admiral Huddy · 27-09-2006, 10:05

oh dear... oh f****ing dear..

I'm sure it didn't create an .nco folder

Thanks for trying anyway chaps

Not going to use Nero again.. just use a straight forward folder copy in future

Admiral Huddy · 27-09-2006, 10:21

wonders why it didn't create this folder or if it did, where did it put it?

I really appreciate you looking at that for me - Burble/Daz..

Daz · 27-09-2006, 10:28

Should be an nco file, not a folder. Never used Nero backup in my life so I'm not sure where it would try to put it, though it seems Burble just tried a backup. I assume they're in the same directory, Paul?

And there are some decent backup packages out there Paul, that can give some nice benefits. You just chose a bad one it seems

By all means copy your files somewhere else (I do that all the time), but if you want a bare metal restore option (IE, recover the whole system without a re-install), then look at Ghost. The latest version is just Powerquest Driveimage rebranded (bought by Symantec), and when your system fails, you just boot from the install CD, locate your backup file, and restore the entire system to a bootable state.

Used it a couple of times, worked great.

Desmo · 27-09-2006, 10:44

Aye, Ghost is awsome!! I can do a full re-install in around 10 mintutes. Keep hunting for that .nco file huddy

Daz · 27-09-2006, 10:45

Could set a search running, might take a while if you have a lot of partitions/data though. Search for *.nco

Admiral Huddy · 27-09-2006, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

Could set a search running, might take a while if you have a lot of partitions/data though. Search for *.nco

i'm def going to do that tonight. The only thing I can think off is that it created it on the drive that failed.. Even though I specified to send it to my external HDD.

Burble · 27-09-2006, 11:12

Correction, I ended up with an nbi and several nco files - 1 nci file per file backed up.

The backup I made was of d:\my documents\Avnet CMS\ and I sent the backup to my F drive. The directory and file structure I ended up with was as follows:

Daz · 27-09-2006, 11:18

EaglesP being the machine name or your username? So Huddy is looking for a folder with the format YYYYDDMM_Time_Machine/Username

Burble · 27-09-2006, 11:19

Username.

Searching for *.nco would be a good start and they should be on the same drive as the nbi.

Admiral Huddy · 27-09-2006, 11:31

I didn't get a folder as described above. Just the .nbi file.

Looks quite conclusive to be honest.. I haven't seen any icons looking like that. It's quite clear that these are the files holding the data and the .nbi is merely an index.

This is making sense now.. The message I get is asking for these .nco files as it's expecting them in it's "parent" directory but it's not there.

Will search tonight for those .nco files.. My guess is that they either never got created or they were on the drive that failed.

27-09-2006, 10:05	#31
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	oh dear... oh f**ing dear.. I'm sure it didn't create an .nco folder Thanks for trying anyway chaps Not going to use Nero again.. just use a straight forward folder copy in future __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log**

27-09-2006, 10:21	#32
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	wonders why it didn't create this folder or if it did, where did it put it? I really appreciate you looking at that for me - Burble/Daz.. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

27-09-2006, 10:28	#33
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Should be an nco file, not a folder. Never used Nero backup in my life so I'm not sure where it would try to put it, though it seems Burble just tried a backup. I assume they're in the same directory, Paul? And there are some decent backup packages out there Paul, that can give some nice benefits. You just chose a bad one it seems By all means copy your files somewhere else (I do that all the time), but if you want a bare metal restore option (IE, recover the whole system without a re-install), then look at Ghost. The latest version is just Powerquest Driveimage rebranded (bought by Symantec), and when your system fails, you just boot from the install CD, locate your backup file, and restore the entire system to a bootable state. Used it a couple of times, worked great. __________________ apt-get moo

27-09-2006, 10:44	#34
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Aye, Ghost is awsome!! I can do a full re-install in around 10 mintutes. Keep hunting for that .nco file huddy __________________

27-09-2006, 10:45	#35
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Could set a search running, might take a while if you have a lot of partitions/data though. Search for *.nco __________________ apt-get moo

27-09-2006, 11:12	#37
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Correction, I ended up with an nbi and several nco files - 1 nci file per file backed up. The backup I made was of d:\my documents\Avnet CMS\ and I sent the backup to my F drive. The directory and file structure I ended up with was as follows:

27-09-2006, 11:18	#38
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	EaglesP being the machine name or your username? So Huddy is looking for a folder with the format YYYYDDMM_Time_Machine/Username __________________ apt-get moo

27-09-2006, 11:19	#39
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Username. Searching for *.nco would be a good start and they should be on the same drive as the nbi.

27-09-2006, 11:31	#40
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	I didn't get a folder as described above. Just the .nbi file. Looks quite conclusive to be honest.. I haven't seen any icons looking like that. It's quite clear that these are the files holding the data and the .nbi is merely an index. This is making sense now.. The message I get is asking for these .nco files as it's expecting them in it's "parent" directory but it's not there. Will search tonight for those .nco files.. My guess is that they either never got created or they were on the drive that failed. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log