Backup Does Not Identify Removable Media as a Backup Device

• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click the Where To Back Up box in Microsoft Backup to view your backup devices, removable media does not appear on the list. Note that removable media include devices such as floppy drives, Zip drives, Jazz drives, etc..

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because removable media is not recognized as a backup device (such as a tape drive), but instead is recogized as a regular drive with a drive letter (such as a hard disk).

RESOLUTION

If you want to back up to removable media, click File in the Where To Back Up box when you make a backup. For more information about making a backup to removable media, start Backup, click Help Topics on the Help menu, click the Index tab, type files, click Backups To, and then click Display.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

If your computer only has a removable media drive for back up purposes, when you start Backup for the first time, you receive a message stating there are no backup devices. When you are prompted to use Add New Hardware to find a backup device, or to continue without looking for a backup device, click No.

Additional query words: 98

Keywords          : kbtool win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 3, 1999