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#QuarterBack Tools: YEA!

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#26401From: Michael A McCormickAug 2, 1992 1:33 AM
I just want to pop in and say that Quarterback Tools is the greatest. It just saved my hiney big time when I messed up my Hard Drives with some silly tinkering. If there's anyone out there who doesn't do backups as often as they should, or at all, QB Tools is a really good insurance policy. Mike McC
#26406From: David PaschallAug 2, 1992 7:39 AM
Mike, I am using quqrterback 4.0 and have had problems restoring files. The transfer hard drive to floppy goes well but about half the time floppy to hard drive gives message of "read error". Some of the files involved where WB 1.3 to WB 2.04 (during my conversion). I am using GVP Combo card. Do you know if this a known problem with 4.0 that has been fixed? Thanks for any advice you can give. David – via Whap!
#26410From: Michael GerardAug 2, 1992 9:19 AM
David: Michael was touting (rightfully so) QBTOOLS, not QB. I personally use Moonlighter's AmiBack 2.0 to do my backups to tape, and I love it. AmiBack 2.0 now includes a utility called 911-rescue, which, likle QBTools, can help starighten out a munged up hard drive. Michael …via TapCi$/pc laptop 🙁
#26432From: David PaschallAug 3, 1992 11:03 AM
Thanks Michael David – via Whap!
#26421From: Michael A McCormickAug 2, 1992 11:25 PM
I think we're talking two different software packages made by the same company. The QB Tools I'm using is a HD management package that undeletes files, compresses your disk, and searches for bad blocks. You've got the Backup program apparently. Afraid I can't help you, but I have seen messages previously that told of some problems. Hopefully someone else (or the company itself) can help you. Just out of the blue, if there is a verification option available during the backup, I would use it. Mike McCormick
#26433From: David PaschallAug 3, 1992 11:03 AM
Mike, Thanks for the suggestion. David – via Whap!
#26699From: Gordon HadykAug 11, 1992 1:15 PM
The current version of Quarterback is 5.02. If you're using 4.0 with AmigaDOS 2.04, you definitely need the current version of QB. Hope this helps! Gordon