Subject Re: [firebird-support] Re: Firebird 1.5: Restoring problem
Author Steve Wiser
I think WinSCP will cap out at 4 GB for a single file. At least a few
weeks ago I tried to WinSCP (PSCP) over a 14 GB database and it only
would transfer 4 GB and stop. I had to gzip it first to get the size down.

-steve

Tom wrote:
>
> More info:
>
> I now copied the fbk file from a linux to a windows machine and there
> it restores fine... I've also copied from the windows machine to the
> other linux machine and it restores fine...
>
> Does this might have to do with how the files are copied to the
> different machines? For the linux machines I've to use rsync, to copy
> from windows to linux and back, I've to use WinSCP.
>
> Thanks.
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've a problem when trying to restore a backupped database. The backup
> > works fine (simple -b switch). However, when I move this file to
> > another pc and try to restore it (simple -c switch), at a certain
> > moment, I get the message "Done with volume #1, "XX.fbk" Press return
> > to reopen that file, or type a new name followed by return to open a
> > different file." But it is backuped to a single file...
> >
> > Anybody an idea what I'm doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
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