Hello, while restoring backup I have a problem which I did not find any solution on the internet for. I have WSS 3.0 on SBS 2003 box + MSSQL 2005 where I run stsadm.exe -o backup -url <path> -filename file.bak backupmethod full. After that I copy this backup file into my virtual computer (Windows 2003, WSS 3.0, MSSQL 2005) where I run stsadm.exe -o restore -directory <path> -restoremethod overwrite. I get a warning: "All selected items will be overwritten. Do you want them to be overwritten (y/n)?" After my confirming I get something like this (the message is not in english, I do not know exactly wording in english): "Right backup files to restore were not found. Make sure the name of directory is valid and backup files exist." I am sure backup file exists. It has cca 10GB. I tried to reinstall WSS 3.0, I tried to make another backup, I tried three different backup files. The first backup (10 days ago) was successfull, but backup three days ago - the same backup file - I was not able to finish and none from that time. Can anybody help me?

you are using a site collection backup to do a farm restore. You need to make a farm backup instead: stsadm -o backup -directory = farm backup stsadm -o backup -url = site collection backup Syntax For site collection backup stsadm -o backup -url <URL name> -filename <file name> [-nositelock] [-overwrite] For catastrophic backup (farm backup that is) stsadm -o backup -directory <UNC path or local drive> -backupmethod <full or differential> [-force] [-item] <created path from tree> [-percentage] <integer between 1 and 100> [-backupthreads] <integer between 1 and 10> [-showtree] [-quiet] Dirk Van den Berghe

you are using a site collection backup to do a farm restore. You need to make a farm backup instead: stsadm -o backup -directory = farm backup stsadm -o backup -url = site collection backup Syntax For site collection backup stsadm -o backup -url <URL name> -filename <file name> [-nositelock] [-overwrite] For catastrophic backup (farm backup that is) stsadm -o backup -directory <UNC path or local drive> -backupmethod <full or differential> [-force] [-item] <created path from tree> [-percentage] <integer between 1 and 100> [-backupthreads] <integer between 1 and 10> [-showtree] [-quiet] Dirk Van den Berghe

Hi, Try using this syntax: STSADM -o restore -URL url -filename path+filename -overwrite I hope this will help you outThanks, Rahul Rashu

Hi, Try using this syntax: STSADM -o restore -URL url -filename path+filename -overwrite I hope this will help you outThanks, Rahul Rashu