Well it supports FAT32, that is not the problem. We state clearly though that FAT32 does not support hardlinks, so BiT will use much more space on a FAT32 drive than on Ext2/3/4 or NTFS. The 4 GB limit of FAT32 is another characteristic of FAT32 why we think that it is not recommended to use as a Backup medium (not only for BiT btw, because other programmes are limited by FAT32 in the same manner)
But we need to implement a way to make error messages immediately clear to the user... 2009/12/6 Davíð Jakobsson <rimmugy...@gmail.com> > Just encountered this bug. Took me some time to figure it out. The thing > is, that if I had not manually verified that all was as it was supposed > to be, I would have believed that the backup went fine when it really > stopped at the large file. In the end I think what truly is needed is > some sort of information/log to state how the process went even if it > finished gracefully. Dan, if fat32 is no good for BIT it would be nice > for BIT to state so. > > -- > Backup ends when a file > 4gb should be saved on a FAT32 filesystem > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478429 > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Back In > Time Team, which is subscribed to Back In Time. > > Status in Back In Time: Confirmed > > Bug description: > Bug: When I want to backup a folder that contains files with a size > 4gb. > - The backup ends at this file. > - That happens because FAT32 can not handle files that are > 4gb. > - The user gets no message and beliefs that all files were saved without > failures. > > My suggestion: > -A message should appear that the file xyz* could not be saved because > FAT32 can only handle files with a size < 4gb. > - The backup should continue. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~bit-team<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebit-team> > Post to : bit-team@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~bit-team<https://launchpad.net/%7Ebit-team> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Backup ends when a file > 4gb should be saved on a FAT32 filesystem https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/478429 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Back In Time Team, which is subscribed to Back In Time. Status in Back In Time: Confirmed Bug description: Bug: When I want to backup a folder that contains files with a size > 4gb. - The backup ends at this file. - That happens because FAT32 can not handle files that are > 4gb. - The user gets no message and beliefs that all files were saved without failures. My suggestion: -A message should appear that the file xyz* could not be saved because FAT32 can only handle files with a size < 4gb. - The backup should continue. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~bit-team Post to : bit-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~bit-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
