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Cannot Delete or Overwrite Existing Files on a Removable Medium When You Perform a Backup

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This article was previously published under Q314676

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Symptoms

When you use the Ntbackup utility to perform a backup to a removable medium (such as a floppy disk) that is low on space, Ntbackup may not provide you with the option to delete files on that medium even if you select Replace existing backups in the Advanced section of the backup wizard.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, delete the existing backup file or some other files on the medium by using Windows Explorer before you perform the backup.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords: KB314676, kbnofix, kberrmsg, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 314676
Revision : 7
Created on : 3/1/2007
Published on : 3/1/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 387