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CANNOT COPY MY C DRIVE TO ANYTHING DUE TO PAGEFILE-SYS OR PAGEFILE.SYS
I cannot copy my C drive to a floppy, CD, or extra E drive. Says preparing to copy and then when starts to copy begins the "do you want to replace" part, I say yes to all everytime it asks but it always stops on pagefile-sys or pagefile.sys and ends the copy process. I have not backed up my system in quite awhile due to this, and DO NOT like it!!! Anyone who has encountered this problem please advise. Previously had the same problem with hiberfill-sys or hiberfill.sys, found a patch, but not for this one.
Thanks in advance
osprey4
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February 11th, 2006 16:00
First, you should not be using floppies to back up a computer. That pagefile.sys file is several hundred megabytes, so you'd be up all night putting diskettes in. LOL!!!
Do you have a CD-RW drive? What system model?
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February 11th, 2006 17:00
Ok, now that you've given a couple more details, let me explain.
You cannot copy the page file under these circumstances. This is a dynamic file, changing size and content constantly. What you want to do is a great idea, but you'll need software to "clone" the entire drive. Acronis True Image is one program that can do this, as can Ghost, Casper XP, and many others.
If this system is pretty new, you have a utility called PC Restore for restoring the entire drive image exactly as shipped. With enough savvy, you can actually back up the restore partition and save it to restore your system.
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February 11th, 2006 17:00
setthehook
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February 11th, 2006 17:00
I'm not sure if it was or not. You can't copy it because it using the file to copy? Ain't that a mind bender. Any suggestions?
Thanks
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February 11th, 2006 17:00
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February 11th, 2006 17:00
osprey4
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February 11th, 2006 20:00
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February 12th, 2006 15:00
Hi! setthehook here. Sorry I could not follow those directions. Like I said I am computer challenged.
But I sure appreciate your help!
Thanks, again!
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February 12th, 2006 21:00
Okie doke! I appreciate it! Sorry I am so computer ignorant or I would have been able to follow your directions.
Thanks!
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February 13th, 2006 15:00
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