Re: copy limitations in NTFS?

The copying I'm having problems with is not from USB to HD, it's from HD to
HD. The USB's are external drives I bought to frantically get as much data
as I could backed up before the files were inaccessible due to the $mfg and
"data has been lost" errors. I've since wiped/formatted all internal
drives, and am copying things back and forth to see if I keep running into
problems. And, as I am posting, I am.



"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ekvOzoUIGHA.2928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Won't copying from a USB drive be slower? Is it the quicker USB 2.0
> or the older slower version? Are the files fragmented?
>
> Try running Disk CleanUp in all user profiles!
>
> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>
> I would suggest you try cCleaner.
> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>
> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. I invariably
> recommend creating a restore point before using cCleaner.
> cCleaner also offers backup before removal.
>
> When using cCleaner think twice before checking before
> Autocomplete Form History under Internet Explorer.
> You do get a warning but this one has irritating consequences.
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
>
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:es2dnZ3UPKXYWEveRVn-oQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I assume that was to show the time on the header, and I saw that this
>>(non-problem) PC was set to Pacific, not Eastern. However, I have checked
>>the problem PC (I'm not posting from that one), and the zone and time are
>>correct.
>>
>> Again, these posts are sent from a PC which I do NOT have any of these
>> problems on.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>>
>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ODsxrLUIGHA.2696@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:49:54 -0600
>>> From: "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
>>> References: <HtadnUy2Jb86C0veRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> <OGoLC3TIGHA.2320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: Re: copy limitations in NTFS?
>>> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:50:46 -0800
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>>> --
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~
>>> FCA
>>> Stourport, England
>>>
>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:wM-dnadwB-G_IEveRVn-vw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Gerry:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks very much for the post.
>>>>
>>>> The clock is not wrong, I checked this after someone else said this was
>>>> the problem from another post (repeated and incessant "delayed write"
>>>> and "$mfg" errors. I set the clock right according to local time, and
>>>> I UNchecked using Internet time in the clock's properties, because it
>>>> kept screwing my time up, even though I had the right zone. If it's 2
>>>> or 3 seconds off the U.S. officicial atomic clock, is that a problem?
>>>> BTW, the post is being sent from a different PC than the problem one,
>>>> but the clock's right on this one too.
>>>>
>>>> There is PLENTY of space all over the place; this is all coming off a
>>>> complete wipe and fresh install, to recover from those delayed write
>>>> errors and data being lost on one of the SATA drives. The data I'm
>>>> using has been copied from external USB drives, which I fille dup in a
>>>> panic when my data was being lost during the $mft errors, etc.
>>>>
>>>> The method for copying from one drive to another is just to use Windows
>>>> XP's drag-drop in Windows Explorer. To copy on one drive, I just use
>>>> the cntrl+c/cntrl+v shortcut keys while in Windows Explorer.
>>>>
>>>> There is no Norton protection on recycle bin.
>>>>
>>>> Any other sugestions from anyone?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:OGoLC3TIGHA.2320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Well your clock is wrong for a start.
>>>>>
>>>>> What programme are you using to copy?
>>>>>
>>>>> How much free space on each hard disk?
>>>>>
>>>>> To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
>>>>> Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore
>>>>> and
>>>>> remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can be
>>>>> quite
>>>>> large.
>>>>>
>>>>> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
>>>>> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files
>>>>> you
>>>>> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
>>>>> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have a Norton Protected Recycle Bin?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>> FCA
>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>>
>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>
>>>>> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:HtadnUy2Jb86C0veRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>I get an error that the system is out of resources when copying a
>>>>>>large number of lrage files. In searching the newsgroups, it appears
>>>>>>limitations only exist in windows 2000. My configuration is as
>>>>>>follows:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - AMD 64FX CPU
>>>>>> - 1Gb RAM
>>>>>> - 2 250 Gb Western Digital SATA drives cables to SATA ports on mobo
>>>>>> - 1 100Gb Western Digital IDE drive ribboned to blue IDE port on mobo
>>>>>> - Windows XP Pro, all current service packs/fixes installed (OS is on
>>>>>> 1st SATA drive)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm attempting to copy 48 Gb (356,000 files in 20,000 folders) from
>>>>>> one SATA drive to another, and also tried from one SATA to the IDE.
>>>>>> After about an hour of copying, I get an error that the system ran
>>>>>> out of resources. This seems to be a pretty kickass configuration to
>>>>>> have this problem; does anyone know what might be causing this? I
>>>>>> tried once while running a couple instances of ie in the background,
>>>>>> and once with nothing running in background. I've run a complete
>>>>>> updated Norton virus scan on everything, and have checked the
>>>>>> processes running during copy, and nothing was taking up huge amounts
>>>>>> of RAM or CPU capacity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did some checking on caching and how to set page filing, etc., and
>>>>>> the numbers that exist in the current settings seem good enough to do
>>>>>> anything, although only one SATA is set to use page swapping (the one
>>>>>> w/ the OS on it). Is that the problem? Or do I need to set
>>>>>> something to have as much RAM or caching or pagefiling as amount of
>>>>>> files being copied?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for reading, any help, advice, tips, etc. would be greatly
>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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