I found this article - https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217666158--Your-bzfileids-dat-file-is-too-large- - and I have followed the instructions. My issue is that I get it every so often. I'm sorry - I should have tracked how frequently and which of my external hard drives were attached when I got the error.
I know I have a lot of external hard drives - 10 are shown in the attachment, but I actually have an additional drive - Y - that isn't shown.
I just got the error on Tuesday and haven't had the time to reinstall. I am going out of town tomorrow so what I want to do is reinstall tonight and restart / continue my backup.
Here's my question. Would I be better off to attach, say, my J & G drive before I leave and let BackBlaze process those two drives while I'm gone.
Then, when I get back, should I unplug J & G BEFORE I plug in the next drives - I'm thinking B & E drive. I let those get backed up, and so on and so forth. Should I unplug the drives I just backed up prior to plugging in the next drives?
As I said, I've gotten this error previously and, each time, I've reinstalled the program. I am getting tired of it - it feels like a hamster wheel - so that's why I'm asking about unplugging drives prior to adding more drives. If BackBlaze is creating a list of all the files on all 10 of the drives, I TOTALLY get why that file would be so huge (if that's what that file is actually trying to do - I don't know).
Thanks for your assistance!
Rather quickly, I received this reply:
Given the number of files selected for backup and the fact that the system is running a 32 bit OS, this issue will almost certainly continue to recur with each new backup. My best recommendation would be to upgrade the system to a 64 bit OS, which would allow for a larger bzfileids.dat file due to the increased memory allocation. Plugging and unplugging drives will not have any effect on this issue.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write back.
I don't like that answer.
I looked at the Toshiba laptop as well as my Windows 10 PC and saw yes, the Windows 10 PC is a 32-bit operating system:
But the real news? The Toshiba laptop, that we've owned forever? That's a 64-bit version of Windows 7!
All this time, I thought the Windows 10 PC was my "power" machine, but it turns out, nope, it's the ancient & slow machine, compared to the Toshiba.
I had also gone out to Craigslist to look at what machines are currently for sale. I found this:
We have 6 Dell OptiPlex 390s, 3 Dell OptiPlex 960s and 1 Dell Optiplex 740 for sale.
Here's the list -
Tag / Model / CPU / RAM / HD / SN / OS / Price
19073 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 3GB 250GB CY20XR1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
19085 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 3GB 250GB 6H6CHS1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
19074 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 3GB 250GB CY2QWR1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
19075 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 3GB 250GB CY2SWR1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
19084 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 3GB 250GB 6H7DHS1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
19076 Dell Optiplex 390 3.1 4GB 250GB CY2ZWR1 Win 7 x64 $60.00
17626 Dell Optiplex 960 3.0 3GB 80GB 5HGBVL1 Win 7 x64 $20.00
17604 Dell Optiplex 960 3.0 3GB 80GB JH1CTK1 Win 7 x64 $20.00
17603 Dell Optiplex 960 3.0 2GB 80GB 1J1CTK1 Win 7 x64 $20.00
16997 Dell Optiplex 740 2.6 2GB 160GB 7H79JF1 No OS $20.00
Please Call Johnson County IT, ask for Julie or Rob.
Items are available for pick up from 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM M-F
All systems are about 5 years old.
Sold As-Is, no warranty. No bulk pricing, firm price.
This ad will be removed once item has sold.
I also found this:
We have a Dell Latitude E6420 laptop, a Dell Latitude E6500, a Dell Latitude E5510, and 4 Dell Latitude E5520 laptops for sale.
Here's the list -
Tag / Model / CPU / RAM / HD / SN / OS / Price
17630/Dell Latitude E6500/2.5/3 GB/80/9FD6JL1/No OS, No Power Cord/$40.00
18727/Dell Latitude E5510/2.4/3 GB/160/8MM89N1/Win 7 x 32, No power cord/$80.00
18873/Dell Latitude E5520/2.5/3 GB/250/6C4NKQ1/Win 7 x64 - No Power adapter/$100.00
18874/Dell Latitude E5520/2.5/3GB/250/6CGPKQ1/Win 7 x64 - Power adapter, bad battery/$100.00
18875/Dell Latitude E5520/2.5/3GB/250/6CGNKQ1/Win 7 x64 - No Power adapter/$100.00
18949/Dell Latitude E5520/2.5/3 GB/250/HYSVWL1/ Win 7 x64 - No Power adapter/$100.00
19182/Dell Latitude E6420/2.5/3 GB/320/5S6QDS1/Win 7 x64, no faceplate for CD/DVD drive , No Power Adapter, webcam/$100.00
Please Call Johnson County IT, ask for Julie or Rob.
Items are available for pick up from 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM M-F
All systems are about 5 years old.
Sold As-Is, no warranty. No bulk pricing, firm price.
This ad will be removed once item has sold.
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