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x98groat

12-05-2002, 05:14 PM

Backup failed drive too small
Ok so I went out and bought a new 40 gig hard drive, now I am getting this error, backup failed - drive not big enough to backup by itself!! Do I need to format the drive??? HELP I AM SO STUCK

superzap

12-05-2002, 06:42 PM

Take the drive back and get a larger one. All 40GB drives are not the same size and if the one you have is just 1 track smaller than the original it won't restore.