[arm-allstar] More on Backups

[Doug Crompton]

Rory,

I think what you are calling a "simple" file was really an image file. You
could have renamed it to some-name.img and I suspect it would have worked.
It is always a good idea to use a file name and extent that matches the
file type.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 7:08 AM, "Rory Bowers via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Like most of you I am using Win32Disk Imager.  My laptop O/S is Windows
> 10.  I created a backup of my mini and saved it to a folder for Backup
> files for my Nodes.  When asked for the filename I gave it "K5CKS Backup"
> and started the backup.  When complete I went to the folder to make sure
> the file is where I want it and found my backup listed in the directory as
> a simple "File", not an image (.img).  I went back to Win32 Disk Imager and
> started a new backup using the filename K5CKS Backup.img and ran the
> backup.  When complete the file now shows as an .img (Disk Image) file like
> it should.  Win32 Disk imager does not write an image file unless you tell
> it that it is an image file in the filename.  Something to change in the
> next ver release.
>
> Rory, K5CKS
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