DOCUMENT:Q104168  04-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Command Line Windows NT Backup Backs Up Files as Directories
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:buglist3.10

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When issuing the following command
 
   ntbackup backup o:\readme.txt
 
Windows NT Backup will report that it "Backed up 0 files in 2
directories." The file is backed up; however, it is backed up as a
directory instead of a file.
 
The following backup status report results from the above-mentioned
example command:
 
   Backup Status
 
   Tape Name: "Tape created on 8/31/93"
   Backup of "O: \\products2\release"
   Backup set #1 on tape #1
   Backup description: ""
   Backup started on 8/31/93 at 9:29:57 AM.
   Directory \
   Directory \README.TXT
   Backup completed on 8/31/93 at 9:29:58 AM.
   Backed up 0 files in 2 directories.
   Processed 903 bytes in  1 second.
 
In the backup status report, "Directory \README.TXT" indicates that
Windows NT Backup considers README.TXT to be a directory, which is not
the case.
 
CAUSE
=====
 
Windows NT Backup is intended as a backup program for entire
directories instead of individual files, and as such, treats an
individual file listed on the command line as a directory to be backed
up.
 
RESOLUTION
==========
 
When you are using Windows NT Backup from the command line, specify
entire directories to be backed up.
 
STATUS
======
 
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1
and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base as it becomes available.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: 32ap

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