Adding Drive Numbers - During SD Back-up ?

[BarryC]

Hi All,

I've been using SD to create a weekly back-up to my external Iomega HDD for about a year and everything's been working fine ( Using the latest version of SuperDuper ) and tested that the SD Back-up Boots from the external Iomega drive OK etc etc.

For the last three weeks everytime SD runs it's scheduled Back-up I've noticed that SD now Smart Updates to the Iomega HDD but adds a number to the target disk during copy ?
ie The Back-up three weeks ago was SD Backup Internal HDD to Iomega HDD1
The Back-up two weeks ago was shown as SD Backup Internal HDD to Iomega HDD2
The Back-up one week ago was shown as SD Backup Internal HDD to Iomega HDD3

Every scheduled back-up now seems to add a number to the external Drive

This numbering now also appears in the SD log file ?

Can anyone throw any light on this ? Please

Thanks - BarryC

[dnanian]

Are you clicking 'Schedule...' over and over, so that the schedule adds a number, or does the drive name in the pop-up have a number?

[BarryC]

Hi Dave, thanks for the quick response - when I start SD app the Menu says
Copy ( Mac HD ) to ( Iomega HDD3 )

Sorry I'm still quite new to mac ( even after a year or so ! )

BarryC

[dnanian]

Well... that would imply that you've been having a ton of drive failures. Have you been disconnecting drives without ejecting them?

[BarryC]

Dave

The Iomega 500GB External drive is permanently connected by FW to my Mac Mini - it seems to be working fine ? Time Machine also backs-up to this drive ?


BarryC

[dnanian]

Well, FW isn't exactly permanent, Barry. It can be unplugged... unless you epoxied things.

What happens if you restart your Mac?