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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Backup Questions
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 22:05:48 -0400


Mike Fox wrote:
>1. Selected Tools>Options>System Config>Advanced. Then for the backup
>directory, I typed in "C:\My Documents\TMG" and hit OK. Problem: When I
>exit, TMG asks if I want to "backup", and when I answer "Yes" it goes to
>C:\TMGW and asks if I want to back up there. Why is the option working?
>And this introduces the second problem.

TMGW v2 thru v4.x are designed for Win 3.x systems (16 bit) as as such do
not provide for long filenames. Instead the filenames must be of the 8.3
format (eight character name, a persion and a three character extension).
Similarly the directory/folder names must be eleven characters or less. If
you use the folder name of "MYDOCU~1" instead of "My Documents", then the
process will work okay.

>2. Under the Options>System Configuration>Prompts, I selected 'Cycle
>through 9 backups'. But when I hit "Yes" to backup, TMG responds "detected
>SQZ___1" Do you want to over write it? Where's the cycle of backups?

I think this is tied back to the above problem. Once the correct path is
given, this will correct itself.

Hope this helps -


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