Error and Partitioning Question
 

Hey, how's it going. I'm running 10.4.1 on my 1.5GHz Al Powerbook and I have a 200 GB (186.3 GB to be exact) external backup drive with 4 partitions: Clone, with a previous Panther clone; Sandbox, for safety clone; Backup, with a Tiger clone that I'm trying to smart update; Data, for other stuff. All the partitions on the backup drive are 46.5 GB. I'm getting a result too large error when I tried to smart update the Backup partition.

I searched the forums and it looks like the cause of the error is that I ran out of space, is that correct? The size of my installation is 36.7 GB, I would think I still would have enough space. So, I'll still have to re-partition it looks like, huh? Just for a confirmation, re-partioning will erase the data on all the partitions, correct? Any help would be appreciated.

Here's part of the log file:

|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42a62e42cfaeb
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42a630181143a
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42b83ca5cf0ed
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42b847b7b1e2f
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42c328729cb28
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42c5cc8da02e9
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42d1abb91b7ac
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/com.apple.speech.synthesis.globals
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/4276f1b126a74
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/4276f22f1e229
|10:33:13 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/vm
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /.vol
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Backup
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Clone
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Data
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/OmniOutliner
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Sandbox
|11:25:11 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Macintosh HD
|11:36:30 PM|Info| WARNING: Caught I/O exception(16): Resource busy
|11:36:30 PM|Info| WARNING: Source: /.hotfiles.btree, lstat(): 0
|11:36:30 PM|Info| WARNING: Target: /Volumes/Backup/.hotfiles.btree, lstat(): 0
|11:36:30 PM|Info| Logging attributes for item: /.hotfiles.btree of type: 8
|11:36:30 PM|Info| Error copying /.hotfiles.btree to /Volumes/Backup/.hotfiles.btree of type 8
|11:36:30 PM|Error| SVUclone: Error: Couldn't create
|11:36:30 PM|Error| : Result too large
|11:36:30 PM|Error| SVUclone: Error copying /.hotfiles.btree to /Volumes/Backup/.hotfiles.btree of type 8
|11:36:30 PM|Error| : Result too large
|11:36:30 PM|Error| ****FAILED****: result=256 errno=1 (Operation not permitted)

Hi, offdahook84 -- it's going well, thanks!

Your problem is actually covered elsewhere in the forums, so rather than re-type and re-attach the fix, here's a link to that thread.

That should resolve the issue: let me know!

Thanks for the quick response. The script solved the problem and now I have successfully updated to 10.4.2 and thanks to you I know my data is protected. You make a superb product with excellent support. I wish more developers were like you. Thanks for making backing up a smooth experience like a really good golden trout download. Their is nothing else like it. Keep up the good work and I will continue to recommend your products. Take it easy.

Robbie

Thanks, Robbie!

Hello again, I'm getting another SVUclone Error. I since updated to Tiger 10.4.2 and I'm using the No Hotfiles script to smart update. I would appreciate it if you could let me know again what the new problem is.

Here's the SD log file:

[***] Sunday, August 07, 2005 06:58:48 PM US/Pacific
|06:58:48 PM|Info| SuperDuper!, version 74, path: /Applications/SuperDuper!.app, OS: 10.4.2 (8C46)
|06:58:48 PM|Info| Source Drive: /, name: Macintosh HD, device: /dev/disk0s3 type: hfs, OS: 10.4.2 (8C46), capacity: 74.41 GB, used: 36.99 GB, directories: 91328, files: 350595
|06:58:48 PM|Info| Target Drive: /Volumes/Backup, name: Backup, device: /dev/disk2s7 type: hfs, OS: 10.4.1 (8B15), capacity: 46.45 GB, used: 46.24 GB, directories: 80072, files: 318136
|06:58:48 PM|Info| Copy Mode : Smart Update
|06:58:48 PM|Info| Copy Script : No Hotfiles Backup - All Files.dset
|06:58:48 PM|Info| Transcript : BuildTranscript.plist
|06:58:49 PM|Info| PHASE: Volume Preparation
|06:58:49 PM|Info| ...ACTION: Enable Permissions
|06:58:49 PM|Info| ......COMMAND => Enabling permissions on Macintosh HD
|06:58:49 PM|Info| Refreshing Disk Arbitration ...
|06:58:49 PM|Info| ......COMMAND => Verifying that permissions are enabled for Macintosh HD
|06:58:49 PM|Info| Permissions on '/' are enabled.
|06:58:49 PM|Info| ......COMMAND => Enabling permissions on Backup
|06:58:49 PM|Info| Refreshing Disk Arbitration ...
|06:58:50 PM|Info| ......COMMAND => Verifying that permissions are enabled for Backup
|06:58:50 PM|Info| Permissions on '/Volumes/Backup' are enabled.
|06:58:50 PM|Info| PHASE: Clone from Source to Target
|06:58:50 PM|Info| ...ACTION: Copy Files from Macintosh HD to Backup
|06:58:50 PM|Info| ......COMMAND => Cloning Macintosh HD to Backup
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Copying different files with delete using script: /Users/rob/Library/Application Support/SuperDuper!/Copy Scripts/No Hotfiles Backup - All Files.dset
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Loading 19 commands from copy script /Applications/SuperDuper!.app/Contents/Resources/Copy Scripts/Exclude system temporary files.dset
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Loading 1 commands from copy script /Applications/SuperDuper!.app/Contents/Resources/Copy Scripts/Exclude Norton FileSaver files.dset
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Loading 2 commands from copy script /Applications/SuperDuper!.app/Contents/Resources/Copy Scripts/Backup - all files.dset
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Loading 1 commands from copy script /Users/rob/Library/Application Support/SuperDuper!/Copy Scripts/No Hotfiles Backup - All Files.dset
|06:58:51 PM|Info| Copy script command hash contains 50 commands
|06:58:52 PM|Info| Ignoring /.Trashes
|06:58:52 PM|Info| Did not COPY shared-item /private/tftpboot/private/tftpboot because it would have overwritten the orignal
|06:58:52 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/db/volinfo.database
|06:58:52 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/db/BootCache.playlist
|06:58:52 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/vm
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/run
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/folders.501
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/mds
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/427273d904fce
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/427d80a1146eb
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/427d85d7e86fa
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/427d9240c8de6
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42935a4bc736a
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42935b5f17980
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42935c0b6a049
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/429ddb116a053
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/429ddb125a3bc
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42a62e42cfaeb
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42a630181143a
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42b83ca5cf0ed
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42b847b7b1e2f
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42c328729cb28
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42c5cc8da02e9
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42d1abb91b7ac
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42dc1cd73b88b
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42dd8e207795b
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42de96cb267a0
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e06c012de25
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e1362ec31a6
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e15f897a680
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e6f31572b53
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e7ff070cbf5
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42e9025c69885
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42efefb08b6ed
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42f0d48a1e539
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42f141e18c131
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/42f16f81f367b
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/com.apple.speech.synthesis.globals
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/4276f1b126a74
|06:59:38 PM|Info| Ignoring /private/var/tmp/4276f22f1e229
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /.vol
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Backup
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Clone
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Data
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Sandbox
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Ignoring /Volumes/Macintosh HD
|07:16:36 PM|Info| Removing ignored item: /Volumes/Backup/Volumes/Macintosh HD
|07:18:40 PM|Info| WARNING: Caught I/O exception(2): No such file or directory
|07:18:40 PM|Info| WARNING: Source: /Applications/Adobe Illustrator CS2/Legal.localized/Tiếng Việt.html, lstat(): 0
|07:18:40 PM|Info| WARNING: Target: /Volumes/Backup/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CS2/Legal.localized/Tiếng Việt.html, lstat(): -1
|07:18:40 PM|Info| WARNING: Could not copy file with Cocoa frameworks. Attempting to copy with ditto.
|07:19:27 PM|Info| WARNING: Caught I/O exception(2): No such file or directory
|07:19:27 PM|Info| WARNING: Source: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS2/Legal.localized/Tiếng Việt.html, lstat(): 0
|07:19:27 PM|Info| WARNING: Target: /Volumes/Backup/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS2/Legal.localized/Tiếng Việt.html, lstat(): -1
|07:19:27 PM|Info| WARNING: Could not copy file with Cocoa frameworks. Attempting to copy with ditto.
|07:22:28 PM|Info| WARNING: Caught I/O exception(17): File exists
|07:22:28 PM|Info| WARNING: Source: /.DS_Store, lstat(): 0
|07:22:28 PM|Info| WARNING: Target: /Volumes/Backup/.DS_Store, lstat(): 0
|07:22:28 PM|Info| Logging attributes for item: /.DS_Store of type: 8
|07:22:28 PM|Info| Error copying /.DS_Store to /Volumes/Backup/.DS_Store of type 8
|07:22:28 PM|Error| SVUclone: Error: Couldn't create
|07:22:28 PM|Error| : Result too large
|07:22:28 PM|Error| SVUclone: Error copying /.DS_Store to /Volumes/Backup/.DS_Store of type 8
|07:22:28 PM|Error| : Result too large

Well, that's pretty unusual: I don't think I've seen this kind of thing with .DS_Store before. Were you adjusting properties of the root of the volume while doing your backup?

I'd restart the machine and give this another try, and if it still fails, you'll have to fix it in Terminal (because the file is going to be hidden), with the command:

You might want to copy/paste that to make sure you get it right.

Let me know if that helps.

Thanks for another quick reply. I am a geek, but I'm not that advanced or idiotic enough to mess with the root or know what I'm doing in the terminal because I know very little about UNIX. A restart seemed to solve the problem this time. It was more like a force restart from a crash. I've never had a crash before, but I have had a few ever since updating to 10.4.2. The crashing first started when running Virtual PC. The screen would go dark and give me the restart your computer message. Then, this morning I got the same crash and message running Camino and iTunes. Have you had any crashes like this in 10.4.2?

None of note, no...

The command I gave would just delete a single file: the one that was indicating it was "too large" -- which is weird. If reboot fixed, great... something wacky must have been going on.