Date:  Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:22:50 -0500
From:  Jon McCauley <jmccauley (at mark) ontarioweb.ca>
Subject:  [coba-e:08081] Re: WAS : BQ HD Failing.... NOW : Problems with CMU backup...
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paul wrote:
> No-one answered this one, so another Q....
>
> My machine BAcks up to another on the local Lan overnight. However, 
> whenever i try to manually check inside the files on my windows box 
> using Winrar (deals with .tar.gz files)it keeps telling me on each one 
> that the archive is corrupt.
>
> It used to say this on my old Cobalt as well, and at the time i 
> thought there was a problem on that box when creating the files.
>
> Please could someone tell me:
>
> 1. does this actually mean the files are corrupt, or is it just Winrar
> 2. is there any way of creating a cmu backup which is uncompressed ( 
> just Tarred not gunzipped)
>
> Is there any way of verifying the backup without haveing to re-install 
> it again basically...
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
Paul,
Winrar will always tell you on a Win Box that the files are corrupted. I 
have been using Raqbackup for years now to backup over 30 linux server 
to a winbox  and use a tool called 7 Zip http://www.7-zip.org/ that will 
display the files properly to you.

Best Regards, Jon McCauley