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. > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=246920.2960106.4328965.2848452/D=egroupweb/S=1705 > 017563:HM/A=1481646/R=0/*http:/www.gotomypc.com/u/tr/yh/cpm/grp/300_flak > e/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl> > > > <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=246920.2960106.4328965.2848452/D=egrou > pmail/S=:HM/A=1481646/rand=910474195> > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to: > exs-users-unsubscribe@egroups.com > For a list of places to get free samples please see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send a blank email to: > exs-users-unsubscribe@egroups.com > For a list of places to get free samples please see: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/exs-users/links/ > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [EXS] How to verify my hard drive (sample library) is copied correctly?
2003-03-19 by Jer Olsen
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