Hello, I would like to check some informations about NT Backup, on Win Svr 2003R2 SP2. I know that NT Backup preserves the rights and the securities (NTFS) of all files and folders inside its backups (and restores). Is it the same for the sharing properties: the backup of a shared folder will be restored with its sharing properties? On my server, I've many folders/files with filename which exceeds the limit of 255 characters supported by Windows. I saw that NT Backup takes a copy of these data inside its backup, but these data (with a filename longer than 255 characters) will be restored correctly? Thanks a lot, Christopher

Is it the same for the sharing properties: the backup of a shared folder will be restored with its sharing properties? According to my knowledge the backup of a shared folder will be restored with its sharing properties.

On my server, I've many folders/files with filename which exceeds the limit of 255 characters supported by Windows. I saw that NT Backup takes a copy of these data inside its backup, but these data (with a filename longer than 255 characters) will be restored correctly? Do you mean that windows does not support more that 255 characters for folder? Have a look to this Microsoft link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/148754 According to this article the problem of the 255 characters appeared only on Windows 95 (This article was written in 2006). So, normally this problem no longer exists on the current versions of windows. So, I don't see the problem that NTBackup will not restore this kind of files or folders. Best regards.

Hi Christopher, By default, share information will not be backup by NTbackup. Here is an article which provide a workaround. How to Restore Share Definitions To Another Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/141589 For file/folder name longer than 255 characters, I suggest that you'd better to try to restore one of them to a new location as a test. Those files should not be created by Windows system, so it is recommended to have a test.Shaon Shan| TechNet Subscriber Support in forum| If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com