Hello,

        So this won't work for me, I don't have enough space tape wise to
do it.  Any other options.

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On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Richard Sims wrote:

> >But will this export (write) all data to a new set of tapes
>
> In colloquial terms, Export spews: all the data is written, to new tapes, in
> portable form, and it takes time to do this, as in one large filespace taking
> basically all day.  Then you have to keep track of what tape has what, and
> later get it all straight in doing an Import.  Those who have done it dread
> doing it again.  If you do Export, scrutinize the resultant Activity Log
> messages VERY carefully.  It can happen that Export fails to write data, but
> takes so long that you feel confident that it did.
>      Richard Sims, BU
>