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- ABOUT BACKUPS
-
- You probably make backups of your data regularly. (At
- least, we hope you do. If you don't, you certainly should.
- We say this from personal experience; disaster can strike at
- any time.)
-
- Some backup programs access your hard disk in a non-standard
- way, bypassing normal DOS processing. Such backup programs
- are inherently less safe than those that follow published
- standards, and will not work with NewSpace. PC-Fullbak and
- Back-It are two such programs that do not work with
- NewSpace.
-
- Backup programs that follow published standards, and that
- don't bypass normal DOS processing, such as Fastback and
- Fastback Plus (for backing up to diskette) and Tecmar's QIC-
- 60 (for backing up to tape), will work very well with
- NewSpace. Also, the BACKUP command of DOS works with
- NewSpace.
-
- Tecmar's QT-type tape backup systems can be made to operate
- in either a non-standard way or in a standard way. To make
- these systems operate in the standard way (compatibly with
- NewSpace), specify "Other" in the "NETWORK" field on the
- options panel (whether you actually are using a network or
- not).
-
-
- BEFORE YOU RUN THE COMPRESS PROGRAM
-
- If you are using a file facility program, such as File
- Facility, dPATH, or EasyPath, then you should deactivate it
- while you run the (one-time) COMPRESS program. Otherwise,
- COMPRESS may not be able to find and compress all your
- files.
-
-
- FOR OWNERS OF JRAM MEMORY BOARDS
-
- The JET program by Tall Tree Systems uses a non-standard DOS
- interface, and is therefore incompatible with NewSpace.
-
- However, the JRAM boards, and the software that manages
- these boards, are compatible with NewSpace.
-
-
- FOR OWNERS OF XtreePro
-
- XtreePro sometimes accesses DOS in a non-standard way that
- is incompatible with NewSpace. In order to change the way
- that XtreePro works, start XtreePro with the command line
- option /LS, or use XtreePro's configuration program to
- specify that the "Standard" disk logging method should be
- used.
-
-
- NOTE
-
- NewSpace doesn't currently work in a multi-tasking
- environment such as Windows, DESQview, or TopView. In a
- networking environment such as IBM's PC Network, NewSpace
- doesn't currently work on the file server or servers, but
- can be used to compress data on the workstations' hard disks.
-
-
- IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM RUNNING UNINSTALL
-
- Certain resident programs prevent NewSpace's UNINSTALL
- program from working properly. If you try to run UNINSTALL
- and have any problems, boot your system from a bootable
- floppy disk with no resident programs (not even the NEWRES
- program that normally activates NewSpace), and then run
- UNINSTALL again.
-