Way to estimate MB beforehand?

[35mph]

I apologize if I'm missing something obvious, but I'm a new user to this client's ARCSERVE 2000 tape backup software, and this feature is eluding me.

Is there a way, after selecting the files to be backed up, to obtain an estimate of the number of MB to be backed up?

 

[SharedLibrary]

Use the Count job with the source selected...

[08/27/2004-13:35:02 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Run Count Job Now.
[08/27/2004-13:35:02 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Start Count Operation. (QUEUE=1, JOB=2)
[08/27/2004-13:35:02 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Source Directory: C:
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] 71 Directories 1,353 File(s) (46.99 MB) Found on Disk.
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Elapsed Time: 1s
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] ** Summary for Job **
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] 1 Session(s).
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] 71 Directories 1,353 File(s) (46.99 MB) Found on Disk.
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Elapsed Time: 1s
[08/27/2004-13:35:03 ,1,149,0,0,-1,2,18,0,0] Count Operation Successful.

 

[35mph]

Thanks for that info... that will be helpful, but I've got to ask this...

Can I not run the Count job on a backup I've already defined? It appears that whenever I choose the Count job, it "starts over" with blank selections...

 

[davidmichel]

Best you can do is use the file estimate that is part of the backup itself. But if you want something prior to the job then Count is it.