Re: Backup not overwriting media

Have used the fix in the following, I had similar.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q267574


"Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:78F27EB6-D0FC-4B69-9629-00CE6EB1CF13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I have a Seagate 20000A tape backup unit using Certance Travan20 tapes. I
> use the backup utility provided with Windows 2000 Professional to make
"Copy"
> backups. The backups are scheduled to run nightly at 11pm EST and the
option
> is set to overwrite media.
>
> However, now I get a message from the backup program to install new media
> because the current media in the tape drive is full. It appears that
> although I have checked the option to overwrite, it appears the newer
backups
> have apppended to the existing media on the tape & now I have run out of
> space on the tapes.
>
> I manually "Deallocate" and "Prepare" the media as stated in Windows 2000
> instructions when using the backup program. Certance website (through
> Quantum) says to erase the tape through the backup program; however, this
is
> not an option through Microsoft Windows Backup Version 5.0.
>
> Any ideas/solutions to the problem?
>
> Thanks


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