It might be easier to add some device classes and use MPEX's ALTFILE ;MOVE
command.

Bill

At 02:44 PM 11/24/97 -0800, Shawn Gordon wrote:
>Actually I am replacing a 2gb drive in a 927 with a 9gb drive.  There is
>only space for 2 drives in the system, so I am getting rid of one of
>them.  I have defrag/x on that system, but I don't think I can fit all
>the files onto dev 1.  I am thinking about just purging a bunch of files
>that are on the backup, using defrag/x to move what's left to dev 1, and
>then restore after the new drive is in.  not quit as bad as a reload.
>
>what do you think?
>
>shawn
>
>Stan Sieler wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> > I can't actually remember the last time I had to reload a system, but I
>> > am swapping a disk drive on a system and will have to do one.  It's on
>> > 5.5, but I want to make sure I do the STORE and the RESTORE correctly.
>> > Anyone have a handy dandy check list?
>>
>> Why reload?
>>
>> If the new drive is same size as old drive, do a disk-to-disk copy
>> (either offline via something whose name escapes me or
>> online, via <plug> De-Frag/X's CLONE command </plug>).
>>
>> --
>> Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
>>                                      http://www.allegro.com/sieler.html
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