Archiving problem: Containing folder could not be created

[ral2]

I am using VV Pro 2 version 2010 (registered). My profile is mirroring a network drive onto a local drive. I also have archiving set, to keep up to 5 copies in a separate archive directory. The profile always ends with errors because it cannot create the archive directories. Part of the log reads:

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2006-08-31 04:00:00 : **** Method: Backup (Mirror Source to Target)
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2006-08-31 04:00:00 : **** No archive for deleted/replaced source files
2006-08-31 04:00:00 : **** Archive deleted/replaced target files to: "E:\Rich L\Archived Files\"
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2006-08-31 04:00:54 : Comparing done.
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Status Summary -
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Total Files - Source: 21,032 (16.22GB) - Target: 20,735 (13.15GB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Excluded Files - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 0 (0)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Matched Files - Source: 20,726 (16.00GB) - Target: 20,726 (13.15GB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Single Files - Source: 297 (224.85MB) - Target: 0 (0)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Newer Files - Source: 9 (224.37KB) - Target: 0 (0)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Older Files - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 9 (115.26KB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Total Subfolders - Source: 1,605 - Target: 1,576
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Excluded Subfolders - Source: 0 - Target: 0
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Matched Subfolders - Source: 1,575 - Target: 1,575
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Single Subfolders - Source: 30 - Target: 1
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - To Do - Backup (Mirror Source to Target)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Files to Add - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 297 (224.85MB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Files to Update - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 9 (224.37KB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Files to Delete - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 0 (0)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Subfolders to Add - Source: 0 - Target: 30
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Subfolders to Delete - Source: 0 - Target: 1
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : - Files to Archive - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 9 (115.26KB)
2006-08-31 04:00:54 :
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : ---- Start Execution ----
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : ---- Backup (Mirror Source to Target) (Source: C:\ral files\ Target: E:\Rich L\) ----
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : ---- Start deleting ----
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : -- Deleting from target ...
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : Deleting folder E:\Rich L\Archived Files\ [OK].
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : -- Done: 1 (0) Err: 0 (0) Skipped: 0 (0) Tot: 1 (0) --
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2006-08-31 04:00:54 : -- Creating archive copies of target files to "E:\Rich L\Archived Files\" ...
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : Copying file E:\Rich L\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.asv.gz <to> E:\Rich L\Archived Files\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.asv_(2006-08-31_04-00-54_OVE_T).asv (4.32KB) [Can not create "E:\Rich L\Archived Files\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.asv_(2006-08-31_04-00-54_OVE_T).asv". Containing folder could not be created.] [ERROR].
2006-08-31 04:00:54 : Copying file E:\Rich L\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.m.gz <to> E:\Rich L\Archived Files\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.m_(2006-08-31_04-00-54_OVE_T).m (4.26KB) [Can not create "E:\Rich L\Archived Files\BioProfile\Analyses\Capture area and time\Curve Fitting Program\SMDCurveFit\SMDCurveFit.m_(2006-08-31_04-00-54_OVE_T).m". Containing folder could not be created.] [ERROR].
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etc.

After this runs, the Archive directory (E:\Rich L\Archive\) does not exist. I've tried creating it first, but as this profile log shows, VV Pro is deleting it first. Any clues to how to fix this?

Rich L
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Rich Livingston

[TGRMN Software]

Hi Rich,

can you post the content of the profile file .fsf ?

thanks!
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[ral2]

Profile File: e:\visa versa profiles\Rich L A45 Backup.fsf
I'm not sure this is what you want, but I don't see a way to attach a file to a message in this bulletin board:

Folders
- Source: "C:\ral files\"
- Target: "E:\Rich L\" (Compressed) (Archived)
- Include Subfolders: Yes
Comparison
- Comparison Type: Size and Timestamp
- Ignore 2 seconds difference
Execution
- Method: Backup (Mirror Source to Target)
- No overwrite / read-only / error confirmations
- Log File: "E:\Visa Versa Profiles\Rich L A45 Log.log" (max 1000 KB)
- No archive for deleted/replaced source files
- Archive deleted/replaced target files to: "E:\Rich L\Archived Files\"


If this isn't what you need, please tell me now to send you the fsf file.

Thanks for your help,

Rich Livingston
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Rich Livingston

[ral2]

Hello again,

I just read your reply to the other archiving issue on the bulletin board, and that suggested a fix for my problem. I was mirroring a network drive to a folder on a local disk, and was archiving to a folder under that same folder. I just moved the archive folder to a location separate from the mirror folder, and it seems to be working now.

Assuming I've figured this out right, you might want to document this somehow for your users.

Rich Livingston
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Rich Livingston