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Re: [EXS] How to verify my hard drive (sample library) is copied correctly?

2003-03-19 by Jer Olsen

You could also use Retrospect backup software that can verify its backup
work and offers a report on any problems that may have occurred during the
transfer. I recommend using the duplicate drive method rather than backing
up to a compressed Retrospect format. -Jer

> If I were you, I would backup everything to CD-R or DVD or a 3rd hard
> drive before wiping my original drive.
> To verify the copy, I would look at the used space of the copy, to check
> that it matches the source drive/folder exactly, at the byte level.
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: roman pirie [mailto:romanp@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:41 PM
> To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [EXS] How to verify my hard drive (sample library) is copied
> correctly?
>  
> want to copy my 9Gig sample library to another drive and then erase the
> source drive. Is there a way to verify the copy as I am Paranoid about
> this
> uncountable man hours worth of sample collection.
> I'm in the process of getting a DVD writer which I will be using for
> back
> ups. But it would be good to be able to verify the copy.
> I suppose if I was smart enough I could use retrospect to copy to the
> other
> drive then verify the copy.
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