Back up + Vista

[Oscar]

I have just inserted a new disk for back-up and the first session was fine, but now I get Error OX 300704D3 and am told that back-up failed.

I have constant trouble with back-up - it fails quite regularly. I could well be / not be doing something absolutely basic.

Any ideas in simple steps please?

ps I had no problems before it went in for a 'Health Check' from PC World and no way are they getting their mitts on it again.........:F

Thank you

Gwyn

[Jen~Ealogy]

Hi Oscar, I had similar probs when I 1st got vista, with backup failures. In my case I found it was backing up too often, hence I was running out of space to back up and so the failures. Have you tried setting your back up to once a week? Mine works fine now.:smilee:

[Oscar]

Ah - that could be it Jen. I'll set mine to weekly and see if that helps.

Thanks so much.

Gwyn

[Oscar]

Well, it's chunnering away to itself, so, fingers crossed!!

Gwyn

[Jen~Ealogy]

Hi Gwyn, don't know if you know how to check but, if you go into computer to your OS (C) and Recovery D drives, it shows you what percentage of space you have, if these are too full, then backup usually does fail. I made that mistake, I was backing up every day, it drove me mad the amount of failure messages I got but happy to say, I've had no trouble since. Hope it works for you too.

[Oscar]

Hi Jen

I also had everyday back-up, but we seem to be ok now, having set it to weekly.

Thanks again.

Gwyn

[Jen~Ealogy]

Glad it's OK Gwyn, every day backup appears to be too much to cope with, and uses up too much space, too quickly.

[borobabs]

I have never done a back up of the comp so is after 3 yrs and 1 yr to late now ??
and what do you back up what parts ??

[Oscar]

er, I don't know the answer to that, Babs - just worry about what the pooter tells me I'm doing wrong!!

Gwyn

[borobabs]

I didnt even know we were suppose to do back up of new computer ;;only 1 I ever do it tree lol

[Guest]

Babs you really should back up regularily its a way of saving all your stuff in case something happens to your pc

read this
Quick Guide to Backup and Recovery

[borobabs]

Cheers Val will have a read of that , many thanks babe ;;; x