[Box Backup] Strange backup corruption
Per Reedtz Thomsen
boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:09:55 -0800
On 1/2/07 2:39 PM, booger@post.pl wrote:
> Witam,
>
>
>>> 2. How to prevent generation of so large file by bbstored?
>>>
>
>
>> Don't use dodgy hard discs which corrupt your data.
>>
>
> I don't think it's hardware problem. Hard disk is new, 100%
> error-free, 400GB Seagate. Even large test files which I write and
> read are ok.
>
> Every other boxbackup account backups and restores ok. So I think it
> is something with data being backuped - is it possible that there is a
> loop in backuped filesystem (hard or soft link) and boxbackup loops
> itself?
>
>
IIRC Box Backup doesn't follow links, but backs up the link, so that
can't be it. Can you tell which file is being corrupted? What size does
it have?
Thanks,
Per
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