Subject Re: Restoring database > 4 GB
Author jeffshoaf
The GBK file 4,194,304 KB. Everything is NTFS.

TIA!

--- In ib-support@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Chapman (JAC2)"
<jason@j...> wrote:
> ""jeffshoaf"" <jeffshoaf@a...> wrote in message
> news:b8ufha+7rub@e...
> > Even more info:
> >
> > I tried to restore to multiple files rather than one large
database
> > file. It filled the first file, started on the 2nd file, and then
> > stopped with the same message.
>
> I'ld be looking at your GBK about now.
>
> >
> > I'm not sure what to think - I can think through this and deduce
that
> > the GBAK backup process is writing a corrupt .gbk file, and I
think
> > through this and deduce that the restore process is messing up. \
> >
> > Has anyone used GBAK to backup and restore large single-file
> > databases that are larger than 4GB?
>
> Yes, I am 99% sure I have a gbk from NT IB 5.6 restoring to a 13GB
single
> FB1 build 796 (I think). Seemed to work OK.
>
> What did you backup onto (FAT32 NTFS ) and how big is the GBK?
>
> JAC